Winter crisis - GPs are not to blame
By providing 20% more appts with 20% less funding than 2016
1/7 of population waiting for hospital treatments or investigations they are overwhelmed
GPs have 2300 patients up 500
Funding not matching demand & some GPs unemployed
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
By providing 20% more appts with 20% less funding than 2016
1/7 of population waiting for hospital treatments or investigations they are overwhelmed
GPs have 2300 patients up 500
Funding not matching demand & some GPs unemployed
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
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Do you think saying GP practices receive 20% less funding is an accurate representation of the full picture?
Would it be more accurate to say one funding source (core GP contract) has fallen, but others have risen, resulting in a real-terms increase?
As we know, general practice funding is a very complex area to get our heads around, so do say if I'm missing something.
Graph: https://www.health.org.uk/reports-and-analysis/analysis/general-practice-data-dashboard
There has been PCN funding for ARRS £1.4bn
So the primary care budget has increased, but this is not practice income and cannot be used to employ GPs & practice staff
I understand your numbers, but you talk about providing 20% more appointments with 20% less funding.
Are a big portion of those 20% extra appointments not undertaken by staff employed by non-"GP practice funding," such as via the ARRS scheme?
That's providing I'm not missing something?
Cheers Steve!
This is about 10% of recorded appts
However many appts are not included econsults / tele as if not in appt books not counted
There has been a massive unrecorded increase in this activity which is largely missed