One in 10 GPs see twice as many patients as safe limit, survey finds
GPs are seeing up to 60 patients a day, double the number they consider safe, as services struggle with staff … Read more
Quality of care
Telephone-first approach not a solution to GP workload, says study
The telephone-first approach is not a solution to patient demand and GP workload, according to a new study. The method, … Read more
Theresa May warned her post-Brexit immigration strategy could close quarter of NHS services
NHS executives have described Theresa May’s post-Brexit immigration strategy as the “most destructive policy proposal for NHS recruitment” amid fears … Read more
GPs ability to ‘make do’ is not a solution to lack of funding, Hancock warned
GPs resilience and ability to ‘make do’ is not a sustainable solution to funding that does not meet their needs, … Read more
Mental health patients detained in hospital wards for up to 21 years
A patient locked in a secure ward for more than 21 years is among hundreds of people with mental health … Read more
A&E patients waiting more than four hours reaches record high
Almost 3 million patients in England waited more than four hours to be dealt with by A&E last year, the … Read more
Antidepressant prescriptions nearly double in a decade
Antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed over 70 million times in England last year, figures show, nearly doubling in a decade. A total … Read more
Government must stop cutting funding for ‘deteriorating’ public health services
GP leaders are calling on the Government to stop cutting funding for ‘deteriorating’ public health services. The warnings come as … Read more
Report – Primary Concerns 2018 – The state of primary care
An overwhelming 44% of the 2,386 GPs, practice managers, practice and community nurses and community pharmacists surveyed reveal they are … Read more
New targets could lead to ‘bad practice’, warn clinicians
A new one-hour target for sepsis, set out in NHS England’s standards review this month, could encourage “bad clinical practice … Read more