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1d ago
General practice should prioritise offering more face-to-face appointments with GPs over rapid access to drive improvements in patient satisfaction, a study suggests ..read more
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1d ago
GP practices are facing increased workload and patient complaints because of slow progress on reducing the NHS hospital waiting list, doctors' leaders have warned ..read more
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1d ago
A GP practice in Peterborough has been forced to close temporarily and move staff to another site, after a 'security risk' that led to a woman being charged by police ..read more
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2d ago
One in four GP partners have cut their working hours to avoid 'absurd' pension tax penalties - denying the NHS around 4m GP appointments so far this year, the BMA has warned ..read more
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5d ago
Contract termination notices issued almost five years ago against a London GP who refused to co-operate with a PCN have finally been withdrawn, but he now fears a renewed dispute ..read more
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5d ago
GP practice staff have revealed they have been ‘spat at, sworn at’ and ‘received threats’ while at work, as an anti-abuse campaign launched to encourage patients to be kind ..read more
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6d ago
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has hired former GP Sir John Oldham to advise the DHSC on plans to shift more care into the community and create a neighbourhood NHS ..read more
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6d ago
The introduction of physician associate (PA) roles to the NHS has been a 'total system failure' that gambles with patient safety, the BMA has warned, as it submitted more than 30 recommendations for changes to a government review ..read more
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1w ago
The government has committed to talks on a major overhaul of the GP contract within the current parliament in a move that finalises agreement with the BMA over the near £1bn contract deal for 2025/26 ..read more