Incredibly sad times..we advertised for a salaried GP post at our practice, interviewed 20 amazing and caring newly qualified GPs - all said they were struggling to find work! All this when patients finding it hard to get a GP appointments?! @gji1964@doctor_katie@wesstreeting
💥5% of all NHS staff
💥Meanwhile value of GP contract has eroded by £620million compared with five years ago.
💥2024 is the time to be honest with our patients and Save Our Surgeries
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Some stats since 2015:
💥Over 1000 practices gone
💥Over 2000 GPs gone
💥Over 6,000,000 more patients on the books
💥 Equivalent of 1:2 population seen EACH month.
💥400 million consults per annum
💥7-8% of NHS funding
The GP referendum on the 24/25 contract changes ends midday on 27 March.
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The pandemic has led to a debate on whether GPs should be directly employed by the NHS. @Azeem_Majeed argues that this is an opportunity to correct a flawed model, but @DrSimonHodes says that partnerships are still the best model for primary care https://t.co/STFePTzqpk
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