Colleagues will die from this decision. Where are you NHS England? I’m told behind the scenes that you are listening. That you do care. That you are doing everything you can. There will be a body count with this decision. How do you sleep at night? Doctors In Distress

A post on unfunded, and underfunded work in primary care. Last year I did some analysis on LES schemes and freebies practices do, it wasn't exhaustive. 10 non-core things like phlebotomy, ECG, B12 etc that aren't funded in our area. I revisited it today, some rough searches

Our patients can now access lifestyle advice via our healthy lifestyle webpage centralandwestwarringtonpcn.nhs.uk/News/health-we…

I started the year inactive & overweight. Our PCN walking challenge has got me walking 5-10km a day even on duty days. Now with the support of our Healthcoach team & our new PCN bespoke exercise programme app I'm doing regular strength sessions. Inspiring each other

One day to go until Pulse PCN Birmingham. If you're attending tomorrow, do share your thoughts with us about the debates taking place #pulsepcn Doors open at 08:45 for registration, with the first talk starting at 09:40: Pitching to ICBs for funding by Laura Mount

To the public, it is paradoxical that they struggle to get an appointment with a GP whilst at the same time many GPs cannot find jobs. One key cause of this is that general practices - unlike NHS hospitals - cannot have a financial deficit and must operate within their budget.

To all my GP, practice nurse & practice manager colleagues across England. Come & listen to us speak about the crisis in gen practice & what we have planned for phase one of action. We must stand together as one profession. If not now, when. ⁦ bma.org.uk/events/gp-cont…

This afternoon, I met with Laura Mount & the team at Eric Moore Medi Centre as part Know Your Numbers Week. We also discussed the role of primary care, local partnerships, and improving NHS services for local residents. Are you 40+? Visit NHS.uk/bloodpressure

RIP Shafilea Ahmed. It is 12 yrs since we brought her parents to justice and they were sentenced for her brutal murder.

“General Practices have the best financial discipline in the health service as they cannot run up large deficits in the belief that they will be bailed out.” This comment in the Darzi Report illustrates one of the key facts about NHS general practice; that it keeps within budget.

NHS Digital data underestimates hours GPs work A ‘session’ measured as 4hrs 10mins suggests a GP doing 6 = 25hrs/wk In reality much longer See prucomm.ac.uk/assets/uploads… Also bjgp.org/content/early/…

Despite the recent government rhetoric about the importance of NHS primary care, the bulk of NHS investments announced in the budget were for specialist and diagnostic services. General practices may end up worse off because of this and the increase in employer NI contributions.

No nurses and no GPs Wes Streeting This 10 year plan will fail without them

Our PCN is very excited to be short listed and I can confirm we are "Ready for it" HSJ Awards Central And West Warrington Primary Care Network

Take a look at our amazing Data-Driven Transformation Award finalists: awards.hsj.co.uk/shortlist-2024 #HSJAwards

Central & West Warrington PCN CLEAR - Empowering staff to innovate care Table 12 #HSJAwards

PhD opportunity to look at the role of #nutrition in #heartfailure management, with myself, Dr Andy Levy & Prof Gershan Davis. Details on how to apply are on this link: edgehill.ac.uk/departments/su… Pls R/T BACPR HEART UK British Dietetic Association British Society for Heart Failure #theFword AfN EHU | Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine

"This is the tenth year I have read this list" Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips reads names of women killed by men over the last year in the UK It takes her more than four minutes bbc.in/3Dnx41J

Why is the GMC using the money it receives from doctors to pay for expensive dinners with politicians? The core function of the GMC is to maintain a database of doctors who are licensed to practice medicine in the UK. Spend our money on that, not on superfluous extras.

One point I teach my medical students is that the impact of a serious illness is not just on the patient. The illness can also have a major impact on the mental health of other family members; sometimes leading to significant psychological distress and reduced quality of life.