Luke Haynes

Former senior reporter at @GPonlinenews with a special interest in all things PCNs, GP education & registration, locums, medico-legal, and regulation.

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

Was fortunate enough to be given some time by Ukrainian GP Dr Pavlo Kolesnyk to discuss the reality facing healthcare staff in Uzhhorod, which has seen an influx of refugees since the outbreak of war. They're facing drug shortages, threats of missiles and burnout #GPnews #Ukraine

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

General practice in Ukraine: 'COVID doesn't seem scary right now'
https://t.co/uGYdoeaugt #GPnews

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

@EmmaBower Probably needed fewer edits @EmmaBower, haha!

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

Well, after almost 3 years my time at @GPonlinenews has come to an end. It's been a roller coaster reporting on the profession during a pandemic, but I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone I've spoken to in that time. I have massive respect for you all. Take care 🙏 #TeamGP

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

QC's report lifts lid on scale of GP dissatisfaction with BMA representation
https://t.co/cTSBg7va3R #GPnews

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

Really does seem a bit of a no-brainer this one... Was told by HEE yday that around 1,000 final-year GP trainees are on visas that expire in 2022 #GPnews #UKLMCsConf

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

'Punitive' visa rules forcing out exceptional GP trainees, LMCs warn
https://t.co/U0eLJfK5Xg #GPnews #lmcconf

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

LMCs have demanded a renegotiated GMS contract that includes 'safe working limits' - but rejected calls to reduce core hours #GPnews #UKLMCsConference

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

GPs demand contract with safe working limits but reject core hours cut
https://t.co/iSMAvFDEap #GPnews #lmcconf

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

‘If our politicians don’t listen now – when everything we know and understand turns upside down like this – when will they?’ BMA UK GP chair Dr Phil White has been speaking about the GP workforce crisis #GPnews #UKLMCs

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

Dire workforce crisis turning general practice ‘upside down’, UK GPC chair warns https://t.co/JwXXwXZL7t #GPnews #UKLMCsconf

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

A flurry of stories to come, if you're not watching live then keep up with developments here #GPnews #UKLMCs #UKLMCsConf

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

You can keep up with all the news from the #lmcconf in York today and tomorrow on our website https://t.co/dfLBNHjd96

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

This is one of the many issues being discussed at the UK LMCs conference tomorrow. We've got record numbers of GP trainees but too few surgeries registered as ‘sponsoring practices’ who can employ non-EEA GPs https://t.co/UCRY7MoyJB #GPnews #visa

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

Really great (but frustrating) piece here from @nickbostock reflecting how pressures on general practice are spilling over onto the personal lives of GPs. Thanks to @drgandalf52 for sharing #GPnews #TeamGP #Ramadan2022 @RebuildGP

[Nick Bostock @nickbostock]

Moving example from @drgandalf52 of the incredible personal sacrifices GPs are making to maintain services in the face of unprecedented pressure #NHS #GPnews

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

📢More from the @GPonlinenews team as we discuss appointment stats, delayed specialist status and key motions for next week's UK LMCs conference #GPnews #Podcast

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

This week on the Talking General Practice podcast, we discuss the latest GP workforce and appointment data for England. There's also an update on specialist status - and we look ahead to the UK LMCs conference next week https://t.co/WWDlMKIQHA #GPnews #podcast

[Kyle Hall @kjh96uk]

Why do we only track appointments?

It's the whole job that's swamping us.

Tip of the iceberg appointments.

No one ever monitors the tasks, prescription queries, the documents, the reports, reviewing investigations, the debriefing of colleagues, the teaching, the meetings....

[GMC @gmcuk]

Thank you to Dr Farzana Hussain (@fhussain73) for speaking to delegates today at #GMCconf22.

Your experience & passion for general practice along with your insight into the working environment has been invaluable for the many delegates we have in-person & online today.

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

An LMC has challenged NHSE over its stance that a GP must be physically present throughout PCN enhanced access hours, and has told it to issue contract breaches if it is wrong #GPnews #GPcontract #EnhancedAccess

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

LMC issues contract breach ultimatum over claim GP must be on-site in PCN enhanced hours
https://t.co/ZGZG9w2j7A #GPnews

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

'I don't think people really understand the extent of the problem and...the changes that we have to make in society to protect ourselves.' GP @DrChrisNewman told @HaymarketJoseph why he was prepared to be arrested to raise awareness of the climate crisis #GPnews

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

GP @DrChrisNewman co-founder of @DoctorsXr driven by duty to patients and family
https://t.co/vK0mrPqBTy #GPnews

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

Could a National Association of GPs shake up GP leadership? https://t.co/56d0jUFnwm #GPnews #lmcconf

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

In the latest @GPonlinenews podcast, @GPonlineLuke talks to @marshall_johnny about PCNs - and looks at whether the networks have lost their way https://t.co/BTQ8IlH4FK #GPnews

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

Write up here... https://t.co/YgpO3tCAgs #GPnews #UkraineRussiaWar #Uzhhorod

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

Ukrainian GP Dr Pavlo Kolesnyk discussed the pressures of expanding primary care capacity to treat large numbers of war refugees and managing diabetics without insulin amid medicine shortages #GPnews #UkraineRussiaWar #Uzhhorod

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

Our latest pod is out! @GPonlineLuke speaks to Dr Pavlo Kolesnyk, a GP and educator in Uzhhorod, in the west of Ukraine, about the impact the war has had on general practice. https://t.co/OMxkNTwT6r

[Luke Haynes @GPonlineLuke]

Fewer staff. More patients. No room. MPs discuss what problems practices near large housing developments are facing and the measures needed to protect them #GPnews #TeamGP

[GPonline @GPonlinenews]

'Broken' planning system threatens GPs near large housing projects, MPs warn #GPnews #TeamGP https://t.co/Evm2tHZ9Yi