(Please note in this episode we mistakenly refer to a report on GP partner numbers as being produced by the Health Foundation. It was in fact produced by the Nuffield Trust)This week Emma and Nick discuss falling numbers of GP partners and what this could mean for the future of general practice.They talk about what went on at the UK LMCs conference last week, where the BMA launched a new report highlighting the value of a GP and there were debates on GP unemployment and the employer national insurance increase.And they look at the latest on plans to cut back ICBs, after an NHS England blueprint suggested this could mean some big changes for primary care.Our good news story this week is about a pilot in general practice in Manchester that is aiming to cut falls among older patientsThis episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksIn charts: How the loss of GP partners is acceleratingViewpoint: Is the partnership model really in decline?BMA dossier defines 'value of a GP' in push for fresh investmentLMCs hear harrowing stories of GPs impacted by unemployment crisisNational insurance hike is 'death sentence' for some GP practices, LMCs warnICBs told to 'merge functions' as blueprint outlines primary care shift Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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