Emma Bower

Editor of @GPonlinenews and @GPBusiness_uk. Providing news, CPD and careers info for GPs, plus business advice for practices. Also at

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In our latest Monthly Briefing video specialist medical accountant Katie Collin from @RamsayBrownLLP speaks to @EmmaBower about what the autumn budget means for general practice. Full video here https://t.co/xSsFOluU2j

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On the podcast this week I'm talking to @BMA_GP committee chair @doctor_katie about the dispute with the government, what happens next, the 10-year plan and what all of this could mean for GP contracts. https://t.co/jJjPSNleCh

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Government has betrayed and lied to GPs, @doctor_katie @BMA_GP tells LMC leaders https://t.co/5N8omKU46T

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@doctor_katie tells the England LMCs conference she is and always has been a faithful, but the government and NHSE are #traitors to the GP profession

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@medicaccountant @SKinnock @wesstreeting Thanks Andy!

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The data the government is using to make this claims is deeply flawed. If you want some more analysis of this then listen to this episode of Talking General Practice from Sept where @nickbostock explains what it tells us about GP partner earnings https://t.co/LoLlO8KeCS

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Government attacks GPs over pay as dispute deepens
https://t.co/okOV6Um3HV

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Lots of discussion about the budget this morning. In our Monthly Briefing video Katie Collin from accountants Ramsay Brown highlighted some things to look out for. https://t.co/59uws6foRb

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This is a good podcast. In the light of the increasingly combative stance being taken by @SKinnock and @wesstreeting around General practice one of their team would be wise to listen to this. Specialist journalists take time to understand the issues. Substance not soundbites.

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It's the England LMCs conference on Friday this week - will GP leaders vote in favour of escalating industrial action? In our latest pod @nickbostock and @EmmaBower talk about the motions that are up for debate https://t.co/Zk9qHNMUZ4

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In our new Monthly Briefing video series accountant Katie Collin from @RamsayBrownLLP talks to @EmmaBower about how neighbourhoods and next month's budget could impact on GP practice finance. Part 2 with practical financial tips out later this week. https://t.co/ZBysIo42hI

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Full story here https://t.co/LSDGuKfoDr

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Stephen Kinnock got a muted reception from #rcgpac. The Carr-Hill formula review was welcomed, but only a smattering of applause after a speech that was critical of the BMA dispute over online consultations and dismissed GP concerns about patient safey and increase in workload

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Beautiful morning in Wales. We're here at the ICC today and tomorrow for the @rcgp annual conference. Full coverage of all the news from the event on our website at https://t.co/FmpedmxudF #RCGPAC

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On this week's podcast I'm speaking to Dr Duncan Gooch chair of @NHSConfed primary care network about the 10-year plan and what it all means for general practice and at-scale primary care organisations https://t.co/KWeTTuYDjx

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Today @wesstreeting will announce plans to overhaul GP funding. If you're interested in how to make GP funding fairer have a listen to this podcast I did with @BecksFisher from @NuffieldTrust here https://t.co/yFy081PLBJ or search Talking General Practice where you get your pods

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10-year NHS plan will promise 'major changes' to GP funding formula
https://t.co/1j9LTn4ijX

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Lots of talk about neighbourhood NHS ahead of the 10 year plan. If you want to find out what it means for general practice, how it could improve patient care and boost GP job satisfaction listen to this week's pod with Dr Caroline Taylor from @NAPC_NHS https://t.co/dAqHZ0NaGN

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Practices across the UK are still very concerned about the impact that the rise in NI contributions will have. This issue has not gone away - despite this year's contract deal, practices in England are also still v worried about these extra costs

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National insurance hike is 'death sentence' for some GP practices, LMCs warn https://t.co/1eNQPthe5b

[Emma Bower @EmmaBower]

Thanks so much to @doctor_katie for speaking to me - it's always good to talk to her. Lots in here about why we need a new GP contract and what it will need to address if the government wants to deliver on its aim to bring back the family doctor. Do have a listen if you can

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In this week's podcast @doctor_katie from @BMA_GP speaks to @EmmaBower about her priorities for a new GP contract and why she feels positive about the future for general practice. Listen here or wherever you get your pods https://t.co/lxTsS27Mmw

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New contract must deliver enough GPs to bring back continuity, says @BMA_GP chair @doctor_katie https://t.co/Ildh7y9NRe - full Talking General Practice podcast interview out tomorrow

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Hundreds of PCNs yet to hire a single ARRS GP https://t.co/ZUTGMAsjoT