This week Emma and Nick look at what happens next for the quality and outcomes framework after the government launched its consultation on the future of incentive payments in general practice. They talk about what the consultation is asking and whether this could mean the end of the QOF?
And they discuss an ageing GP workforce and what it means for the stability of GP practices in some parts of England.
They also look ahead to next year and some of the key news stories that are likely to be important in 2024.
Our good news story this week is about a Christmas delivery to a practice in Shropshire.
Merry Christmas to all of our listeners.
Useful links
- Government QOF consultation asks if continuity and access should be incentivised
- Hundreds of practices on the brink as half their GPs are over retirement age
- Which ICBs have most GP practices at risk from an ageing workforce?
- Patient safety fears as one in three practice nurses near retirement
- GP practice staff moved to tears as patients deliver Christmas tree gift
