How much are GPs earning, neighbourhood contract plans, GMC duty of care appeal

The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice. Warning: This episode of the podcast includes discussion of suicide in the section about the GMC’s duty of care. This week we look at what we know about GP earnings after the latest data based on GPs’ tax returns for 2024/25 were published. He outlines what the figures tell us about how much both salaried GPs and GP partners are being paid and differences in earnings across England and the UK more widely. With NHS England’s consultation on new neighbourhood contracts set to close next week, the team discusses how these contracts could work in practice and what the BMA thinks about some of the proposals. And they talk about a legal appeal that is arguing that the GMC has a duty of care to the doctors it is investigating and what this means for the profession more widely. Our good news story this week is about how GPs in some parts of the country are leading the development of new neighbourhood services. This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, deputy editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Kimberley Hackett. It was produced by Czarina Deen. Useful links●     GP income slowed in England in 2024/25 compared with rest of UK●     Regional income gap rising for partners but not salaried GPs●     ICBs will be expected to put more services and funds into GP neighbourhood contracts●     More PCN DES variations are imminent, says NHS England●     Doctor’s suicide drives legal challenge over GMC’s duty of care●     Midlands GPs agree £1m deal to run neighbourhood modelGPs lead roll out of multi-million pound neighbourhood scheme Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.