The prospect of unemployed GPs

The BMJ Podcast

With the anticipation of a new government in the UK, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting will hit the ground running - with a winter season (and it's inevitable crisis) and ongoing industrial desputes with junior doctors. Elisabeth Mahase ask him about his plans to handle these challenges if elected.

We also find our selves in the puzzling situation of potential GP unemployment in the UK despite a high demand for primary care doctors, Helen Salisbury, GP and columnist for The BMJ explains how we've got into this situation.

Finally, Peter Doshi has been looking at the financial entanglement of FDA heads with the companies they are regulating - 9 of the previous 10 FDA heads have gone on to work for industry in some respect. He has also investigated how complex financial instruments can make these conflicts more opaque.

02:03 Anticipating a New Government and the NHS Winter Crisis
10:50 The Kafkaesque Dilemma of GP Unemployment
23:10 FDA Leaders' Financial Entanglements: A Deep Dive
Reading list

Workforce and winter under Labour: Wes Streeting on his plan for the NHS

Helen Salisbury: No jobs for GPs—we’ll be missed when we’re gone

Revolving doors: board memberships, hedge funds, and the FDA chiefs responsible for regulating industry