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

Our latest instalment of Pulse in Focus: The Podcast for GPs is out now and includes a discussion on the Government’s 10-year health plan.

Pulse deputy news editor Anna Colivicchi discusses 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 signals the end for small practices.

Professor Azeem Majeed, head of the department of Primary Care and Public Health at Imperial College London, and Dr Steve Taylor, GP spokesperson for the Doctors’ Association UK, also question the plan’s aims and point out the challenges it might present.

Anna also gives a preview of her brand new miniseries analysing how the 10-year plan will impact the new 2028 GMS contract.

In our clinical section, we are joined again by Pulse editorial adviser and GP Dr Keith Hopcroft. This time, he dissects a recent claim from urologists that GPs no longer need to do a digital rectal exam to test for prostate cancer. He looks at where this has come from, the facts behind it, and what it means for GPs.

Pulse in Focus: The Podcast for GPs is hosted on Buzzsprout but is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Pulse provides an indispensable and comprehensive range of trusted content that meets the needs of all GPs, through its political and financial news, cutting-edge investigations, clinical updates or practical business advice. Last month, the podcast included an interview with Professor Gillian Leng – leader of the Government-commissioned review into PAs – at Pulse LIVE Birmingham.