GP Press Digest
GP Press Digest – week to 24 January 2026
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This week in the GP press
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- GMC has launched 60 appeals against fitness-to-practise decisions in last decade
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In brief
The GMC has appealed 60 tribunal decisions in the past decade, 20 of them involving GPs.
- Employment scheme aiming to reduce GP fit notes being rolled out nationally
Pulse Contracts & funding Read at Pulse ↗
In brief
A DWP employment support scheme intended to reduce demand for GP fit notes is being rolled out nationally.
- GPs told not to restrict eating disorder referral based on BMI in new guidance
Pulse Referrals & hospital services Read at Pulse ↗
In brief
New guidance says BMI alone must not be used to restrict eating disorder referrals for children and young people.