The GP workforce shrank by 3% and partners by a staggering 15% during the course of the five-year GP contract that began in 2019, GPonline analysis shows.
Almost one in four GP practices in England face deductions from their funding in June as Primary Care Support England (PCSE) claws back overpayments on seniority pay.
Londonwide LMCs has written to ICBs across the capital to ask what they are doing to improve GP retention, a year after a report warned of 'spiralling attrition' in the workforce.
Health experts have called for more general practice funding after a study found young people, ethnic minorities and those in deprived areas have more visits to GP practices before a cancer diagnosis.
The NHS could soon face a £5bn annual bill to replace thousands of doctors leaving before retirement age unless it takes urgent action to improve retention, the BMA has warned.
Primary care minister Andrea Leadsom has claimed in parliament that there are '3,000 more GPs now than in 2019' - despite official data showing the qualified GP workforce has fallen by around 1,000.
The GMC risks finding itself on the 'wrong side of history' after a medical tribunal suspended a GP who received a custodial sentence for taking part in a series of climate change protests, doctors have warned.
The shadow health and social care secretary has condemned the government for treating doctors with 'disrespect', but warned that pay restoration would not happen overnight under a future Labour government.
Talking General Practice speaks to Jake Beech, a policy fellow from the Health Foundation, about a project he's involved with that is aiming to change the way we think about access in general practice.