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Brought to you by GPonline.com, this weekly podcast discusses the latest news from the world of UK general practice and talks to GPs and others about the big issues affecting primary care. We're also aiming to highlight some positive stories and inspiring people along the way.

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This week we’re sharing a conversation that was originally recorded for our sister podcast, MIMS Learning’s Clinical Update.

MIMS Learning deputy editor Rhiannon Ashman speaks with Dr Michael Blackmore, a GP partner, chair of the RCGP West Scotland... more

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In this bonus episode of Talking General Practice Dr Netty Kinsella, uro-oncology nurse consultant and clinical lead for urology cancer diagnostics and active surveillance at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, speaks to GPonline editor Emma Bowe... more

This week Emma speaks to Dr Stephanie Cook, clinical lead for the Women's Health Hubs in Liverpool, a GP with a special interest in women's health, and a director of the Primary Care Women's Health Society.

Stephanie discusses how women’s health hub... more

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Emma speaks with Dr Ruth Abrams, an organisational psychologist and associate professor at the University of Surrey School of Health Sciences , about her recent research published in the BJGP on the conditions in which women GPs thrive.

Ruth discuss... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Stephanie Cook
Clinical lead for the Women's Health Hubs in Liverpool, GP with a special interest in women's health, director of the Primary Care Women's Health Society
Primary Care Women's Health Society
Episode: How women’s health hubs can help improve care
Ruth Abrams
Associate professor and organizational psychologist specializing in primary care workforce and service design
University of Surrey School of Health Sciences
Episode: How can we ensure women GPs thrive in general practice?
Dr. Andy Brooks
Chair of the National Association for Primary Care, involved with NHS England in neighbourhood implementation
NAPC
Episode: Is the 10-year plan on track, GP premises challenges, job shortage for new GPs
Dr. Gareth Gupta
Kent LMC Chair
Kent Local Medical Committee
Episode: Is the 10-year plan on track, GP premises challenges, job shortage for new GPs
Leila Moran
Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon
UK Parliament
Episode: Is the 10-year plan on track, GP premises challenges, job shortage for new GPs
Wendy Baillie
Chartered Financial Planner and Retirement Lead for the Medical Division at Wesleyan
Wesleyan Financial Services
Episode: GP Money Matters: Understanding your NHS pension and the McCloud judgment
Nada Khan
GP in Exeter and clinical lecturer in general practice
University of Exeter; GP in Exeter
Episode: How we can keep experienced GPs working in the NHS
Katie Bramwell
BMA England GP committee chair
British Medical Association
Episode: BMA to ballot on ‘plan B’ for GP contracts, NHS workforce plan, single patient record fears
Sarah Jacks
GP co-lead, Doctors' Association UK
Doctors' Association UK
Episode: BMA to ballot on ‘plan B’ for GP contracts, NHS workforce plan, single patient record fears

Hosts

Emma Bower
Editor and host focused on general practice policy and practice-level insights.
Nick Bostock
Deputy Editor and co-host providing policy analysis and industry perspective.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 29 ratings
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    Thank you for producing this episode. Highly Recommended for all of us practitioners who deal with patients everyday.

    I have a conscientious objection to this law, UNLESS the eligibility criteria will include Maximum palliative care input before a patient gets approval. If exceptional palliative care provision happens, then no one will actually need to use this law.

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    Australia3 years ago

Listeners Say

Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

Balanced coverage of policy and practitioner realities
Useful for understanding NHS contracting and GP workload issues
High-quality guest lineups with credible voices
Engaging discussions, though sometimes dense for non-professionals

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How women’s health hubs can help improve care
Q: Do you think the government strategy will actually help address some of these challenges around funding and resources and moving care out of hospitals into the community and women's health hubs?
The guest acknowledges the intention behind the strategy as positive but highlights that without sustainable, ring-fenced funding, and proactive investment by ICBs, the benefits seen in pilots and early hubs are unlikely to be sustained or scaled.
How can we ensure women GPs thrive in general practice?
Q: What national policy changes did you advocate for?
A unified approach with national action to address structural barriers, mandating flexible workforce standards, reforming workload measures, fairness-first frameworks, and investing in career development and leadership pathways, with equity and wellbeing impact measurement.
How can we ensure women GPs thrive in general practice?
Q: What did you find about part-time work and career progression?
Part-time work significantly affects progression to senior roles and overall pay, highlighting the need for visible, viable, and flexible career models and workload measurements that protect clinicians, not mask full-time responsibilities.
How can we ensure women GPs thrive in general practice?
Q: What practical steps can GP practices take now?
Extend appointment times for complex cases, distribute workload across the team, pay attention to individual and team needs, and foster a fair workload balance to retain job meaning and satisfaction.
How can we ensure women GPs thrive in general practice?
Q: What are the five key questions you set out to answer?
They explored mechanisms across levels that affect health, well-being, performance, and career progression; the contexts that trigger these mechanisms; the intended and unintended outcomes; possible interventions to help women GPs thrive; and gaps in the literature.

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A weekly UK-focused show that centers on general practice, primary care policy, and NHS reforms. Discussions frequently explore GP workloads, contract changes, neighbourhood health initiatives, data sharing, and workforce planning, often with practitioner or policy expert guests. Across episodes, the tone balances hard-edged policy analysis with practitioner realities, including retention challenges, funding shifts, and practical delivery innovations at the local level. It's likely to appeal to GPs, practice managers, nurses in primary care, researchers, and healthcare policy enthusiasts who want clear, actionable context on how national decisions affect day-to-day care and the broader system.

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Recent guests on Talking General Practice include:

1. Dr. Stephanie Cook
2. Ruth Abrams
3. Dr. Andy Brooks
4. Dr. Gareth Gupta
5. Leila Moran
6. Wendy Baillie
7. Nada Khan
8. Katie Bramwell

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