September GP Update - RCGP Open Letter & NHS Tech Register

Contact us and share your opinion**eGPlearning Update: RCGP Open Letter, Tech Registries, and System Reform** In this episode, we break down the latest macro shifts hitting primary care—from national policy posturing and contract negotiations to digital health transparency and supply chain disruptions. **Key Topics Covered** * **The RCGP Open Letter:** Analyzing the College’s 5 commitments, the urgent call to protect relational continuity, and whether the letter actually goes far enough to safeguard the partnership model and GP professional integrity. * **Funding and Structural Reform:** Why matching ambition with investment requires overhauling outdated mechanisms like the Carr-Hill formula, contrasting policy rhetoric with front-line clinical leadership perspectives, and asking whether NHS decision-making can ever genuinely be depoliticized. * **Neighbourhood Care & Clinical Leadership:** Placing properly resourced general practice at the heart of integrated neighbourhood teams without letting top-down restructuring dilute autonomy. * **The 6B NHS Tech Registry:** A look at the crowd-sourced/FOI-driven health tech registry—why independent transparency exists, why central NHS systems fail to provide it, and how social validation shapes clinical procurement. * **Drug Shortages:** The ongoing operational reality and clinical risk of supply chain instability in day-to-day practice. --- **Links & Resources Mentioned** * **RCGP Open Letter for a Stronger NHS:** [https://www.rcgp.org.uk/getmedia/39a9c5ae-c41b-4c89-84f0-1f8c7fe6a6f4/Open-Letter-for-a-Stronger-NHS-formatted.pdf](https://www.rcgp.org.uk/getmedia/39a9c5ae-c41b-4c89-84f0-1f8c7fe6a6f4/Open-Letter-for-a-Stronger-NHS-formatted.pdf) * **6B NHS Tech Registry:** [https://nhs-tech.6b.health/](https://nhs-tech.6b.health/) * **GP5T12 Conference Registration:** [https://events.ringcentral.com/events/gp5t12/registration](https://events.ringcentral.com/events/gp5t12/registration)Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical system bit.ly/EMIScourse