Jake Beech

'The NHS is not losing GPs because they are not being trained, it is losing them because they are not staying or are reducing their hours. Addressing this shift is essential to building resilient, equitable and effective primary care.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow

In this new blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ look at the paradox of more GPs being trained but proportionally fewer working in NHS general practice, asking what is driving the shift and what are its implications.

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https://bit.ly/46r6y22

'Learning from the experiences and mistakes of the past will be key to making "neighbourhood health" a reality this time.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow and Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation

Alongside tech, the 10-Year Health Plan sees Labour betting big on establishing a ‘neighbourhood health service’ to reduce costs and improve care.

In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​‪ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ ask how will it happen, and will it work?

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https://bit.ly/4evb4jo

'Learning from the experiences and mistakes of the past will be key to making ‘neighbourhood health’ a reality this time.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow and Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation

Alongside tech, the 10-Year Health Plan sees Labour betting big on establishing a ‘neighbourhood health service’ to reduce costs and improve care.

In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​‪ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ ask how will it happen, and will it work?

Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4evb4jo

People talking in parliment.

Today, we hosted a session in parliament for MPs and peers with @nuffieldtrust.org.uk, @healthfoundation.bsky.social and Policy Connect. Becks Fisher, Beccy Baird & Luisa Pettigrew ran attendees through GP models, patient experience, public satisfaction & the GP workforce.

Women in the foreground with two people in the background waiting in a waiting room

Despite 40-plus years of interventions, patient satisfaction with access to NHS general practice continues to drop. We reviewed and sorted 449 previous attempts at improving access into a catalogue for policymakers, researchers, and clinicians. THIS summary: ths.im/44njDJG Full paper: ths.im/4lgXkew

Great to work with the team @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk on this paper, which looks at all the different ways of improving access to general practice.

Make sure to also check our related piece - "Rethinking access: it's not all about supply" - which draws on the data and the politics of access too👇

@healthfoundation.bsky.social @pulsetoday.bsky.social

Great speaking to Maya Dhillon and the team at @pulsetoday.bsky.social for their podcast this week.

We cover all things GP workforce, including the Government's recent announcement of 1,500 extra GPs coming in via ARRS.

What does this number really mean?

www.pulsetoday.co.uk/analysis/pul...

New analysis from me in Pulse this week looking at the Government's recent announcements around GP ARRS and asking 'Do we really have an extra 1,500 GPs'?

www.pulsetoday.co.uk/views/guest-...

'The new GP contract, including the additional funding, will be welcomed by many. But it leaves unanswered many of the big questions facing general practice – including long-term funding, workforce sustainability and the future of primary care networks.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation

BLOG: What does the new GP contract really mean for patients and GPs?

@jaketreenotsea.bsky.social unpacks the recent agreement between the government and the BMA, and argues that the challenge now is to develop a vision for the future of general practice ⬇️

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'The new GP contract, including the additional funding, will be welcomed by many. But it leaves unanswered many of the big questions facing general practice – including long-term funding, workforce sustainability and the future of primary care networks.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation

NEW BLOG: What does the new GP contract really mean for patients and GPs?

@jaketreenotsea.bsky.social unpacks the recent agreement between the government and the BMA, and argues that the challenge now is to develop a vision for the future of general practice ⬇️

www.health.org.uk/features-and...

Calm before the storm? Unpacking the new GP contract Jake Beech explores what’s been agreed in the new GP contract, and what this really means for general practice.

What does the new general practice contract deal mean?

Check out my new blog which unpacks the details and asks 'what next'?

www.health.org.uk/features-and...

Line chart of number of full-time equivalent, fully trained, permanent GPs per 100,000 needs-weighted patients by neighbourhood deprivation quintile showing that, relative to patient need, the most deprived neighbourhoods are served by fewer GPs than the most affluent.

General practice in England is facing significant pressure.

Despite record numbers of appointments, more GPs are still needed, especially in deprived areas, where need is greatest.

Explore our updated dashboard now ⬇️
https://buff.ly/41f5Qnu

More data insights here on the main page. Thanks also to co-authors Estera Mendelsohn and Sarah Opie-Martin.

Between 2021/22 and 2022/23, there was a real terms decrease in the total government investment in general practice.

This is time there has been a real terms decrease since 2012/13.

While the number of full time equivalent, fully qualified, permanent GPs is now increasing after a period of decline, there remains fewer GPs serving the most deprived areas

For the first time, the percentage of GPs in salaried roles is now greater than the percentage of partners (by headcount, not including locums)

October 2024 now holds the record for the highest monthly number of general practice appointments delivered at 39.5 million.

This beats previous record holder October 2023 by over 4 million. Some of this is down to better data capture but definitely not all - activity is high.

General practice data dashboard Data on the health of general practice in England, including appointments and workforce.

Latest update to our @healthfoundation.bsky.social
'health of general practice data dashboard' out now!

Some really interesting insights this quarter. Short thread below, but check out the full story here -

www.health.org.uk/general-prac...