What does the NHS 10-year plan hold in store for GPs? And are digital rectal exams a thing of the past?

About this episode

The episode discusses the NHS 10-year health plan and its implications for general practice, featuring insights from various guests.

Pulse deputy news editor Anna Colivicchi makes her podcast debut discussing the Government’s 10-year health plan with features assistant Maya Dhillon. The pair delve into the plan’s aims to reform the NHS and how this will impact general practice. They are joined by several guests giving their takes on the 10-year plan. Following her widely-shared editorial, editor Sofia Lind argues that the plan’s introductions of two new contracts might be the end of the GP partnership model. Professor Azee...

People in this episode

Host: Anna Colivicchi

Guests: Maya Dhillon, Sofia Lind, Professor Azee

Topics covered

• NHS 10-year plan
• general practice
• health reform
• digital rectal exams

Keywords

• healthcare
• GP partnership model
• contracts

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