This week Emma speaks to the co-chairs of the BMA sessional GP committee Dr Amy Small and Dr Kim Rollinson about the jobs crisis and how they hope to better represent sessional GPs.In this conversation they discuss how the shortage of jobs is affecting locum and salaried GPs across the country and what needs to be done to address this issue.They explain what salaried GPs should look out for when signing contracts, and what GP partners can do to be good employers and ensure their staff and locum GPs feel valued. They also talk about the push towards a neighbourhood NHS and what that could mean for sessional GPs, as well as how the rise in portfolio working is helping many doctors manage the intense pressures associated with being a GP.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksBMA sessional GP committee websiteGPs in Scotland end dispute as £531m funding deal agreedRaid on PCN cash to fund practice-level recruitment as ARRS rules changed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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