Dr Richard Vautrey, clinical director for Central North Leeds PCN, primary care lead for West Yorkshire integrated care board and former chair of the BMA GP Committee discusses the future of PCNs. This interview appeared in our Spring issue of Pulse PCN, released in March. What should happen to PCNs after 2024? It’s essential that the

Fully closing GP practices for a day ‘would be challenging’ but is ‘on the cards’ as part of industrial action plans, the BMA has said. The union is considering next steps after NHS England’s contract imposition earlier this month and the GP Committee for England warned that GPs stand ‘ready to act’ if ‘positive changes’

The GMC’s chief executive Charlie Massey delivers a speech at Pulse LIVE on ‘the role of the regulator in building a sustainable workforce‘ Introduction The GP workforce, and primary care, is under immense strain. Across a worrying breadth of measures, GPs report more negative experiences at work than their colleagues. Our data tell us that,