This week the GPonline team discusses health and social care secretary Wes Streeting’s letter to the profession and asks whether what he had to say addressed the BMA’s ‘red lines’ to avert further industrial action by the profession. They also look at the latest update to this year’s GP contract and what that means for staff and GP pay.

There’s an update on physician associate roles after their union - United Medical Associate Professionals (UMAPs) launched a legal bid for an injunction to prevent changes to the role following the Leng review.

And they talk about the jobs crisis facing newly-qualified GPs as well as the stresses and pressures facing GPs further along in their career and what this all means for the future of the profession.

Our good news story this week is about patient satisfaction with GP access.

This episode was presented by GPonline’s editor Emma Bower, deputy editor Nick Bostock and senior news reporter Kimberley Hackett. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

Streeting sets date for talks to 'retain and reform' practice-based GP contract

PA union loses legal bid for injunction to prevent Leng reforms

GPs 'walking tightrope' as NHS issues advice on changing PA roles

Job crisis 'fragmenting' working lives of newly-qualified GPs

How do you fix general practice? It's the workforce, stupid

How has patients' experience of GP services changed over the past year?

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