British Medical Association blames ‘employment crisis’ on funding shortfall and move to hire more non-doctors in practices GPs across England are struggling to find work despite patients waiting weeks for...
Read MorePolling for party shows 47% of UK adults rarely or never see same doctor for each appointmentPeople aged over 70 and those with long-term health conditions would have access to the same named GP for every appointment under plans...
Read MorePrime minister to express concern about ‘over-medicalising’ normal worries with diagnoses as mental health conditionsRishi Sunak will today claim Britain is suffering from a “sicknote culture”, as he...
Read MoreExclusive: Millions more GP appointments potentially created as a result of closuresAlmost 1,000 pharmacies in England have closed since 2017, potentially leading to millions of extra GP appointments, the Guardian can...
Read MoreOnly 24% of people in England, Scotland and Wales content with heath service, with long waits to be seen the commonest complaintPublic satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest ever level, with long delays to access...
Read MoreRAF jet was taking defence secretary back to UK from Poland, and flying near Russian exclave of KaliningradRussia is believed to have jammed the satellite signal on an RAF aircraft carrying Grant Shapps back from Poland,...
Read MoreStudy analysing data from 10m consultations in England also says practice can free up millions of appointmentsSeeing the same GP improves patients’ health, reduces doctors’ workloads and could free up millions of...
Read MoreTreatment for ailments including sore throats, earaches and shingles to be offered without a GP appointmentPatients in England can get treatment for seven common conditions without needing to see a GP, under a shake-up of...
Read MoreInstitute for Government says ‘crumbling’ services are far worse than when Tories took power in 2010Britain’s public services are stuck in a “doom loop” of recurring crises as a result of...
Read MoreExclusive: Warning system similar to one used by hospitals would allow GPs to flag unsafe workload levels and trigger supportBritain’s top family doctor is calling for a “black alert” system to be introduced in...
Read MoreLack of awareness blamed for many patients being sent for psychological therapy instead of screeningsGPs are ignoring cancer warning signs in young people, with too many referred for psychological therapy instead of screening, a...
Read MoreUnion says GP shortages and high demand make aim of letting patients see same doctor ‘an impossible ask’A Labour proposal for patients to be able to request a particular GP is “an impossible ask” given...
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