Can General Practice survive the cost of living increase

Contact us and share your opinionIt is going to be a difficult winter for many patients, especially those who are vulnerable or on lower income … Even those who we wouldn’t consider the poorest will be affected.Its also going to be difficult for businesses and public sector service providers including General Practice.We discuss the causes, effects and solutions to help General Practice cope with the impending cost of living crisis.00:00 Can General Practice survive?01:30 What are the challenges?03:30 Inflation on General Practice07:26 Energy costs on General Practice09:20 Impact on patients and workload12:20 Emotional labour in General Practice13:25 Workload increases15:00 Staff wage increases19:26 Pension impactsMedics Money Podcast: https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/ep-106-...22:28 Medication supply changes29:00 Petrol costs - Fiscal drift30:55 Provider costs increase impacting services33:20 Possible solutions33:54 Communication with staff and patients38:09 Patient support39:58 Financial social prescribers41:33 Switch off as much as you can43:18 Estates energy management45:16 Digital health tech use47:05 'Heat the human not the home'51:00 Audit contracts52:36 Service reduction55:13 Key tipJoin Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse