Table 1 Main themes of the New-Deal for General Practice in Belgium. June 2022

GP workforce and geographical distribution

To guarantee enough GPs to cope with announced retirements and the different work-life balance of the new generation

To ensure a better geographical distribution in line with needs

Administrative workload

To reduce unnecessary administrative workload at the GP’s level: digitalisation, automation, sick leave requiring a medical certificate, etc

Accessibility of GP

To improve financial accessibility to GP for general and specific populations

A new organisational model

To enable larger list-size with organised task-shifting, multidisciplinary work with shared electronic health records (EHR), remote consultations

A new financial model

To enable a better cooperation between disciplines, ensuring care continuity, quality, prevention and health promotion