Vanguard site issues multi-billion-pound tender in NHS first
A multi-billion pound tender has been issued for one of the most advanced national vanguard sites, in what is believed … Read more
GPs
NHS patients offered the chance to see a GP weeks earlier – if they pay
NHS patients are being offered the chance to jump the queue to see a GP weeks earlier – if they … Read more
City leaders make first moves towards ‘virtual’ MCP
Primary and community care leaders in the Portsmouth area are planning the first steps towards rolling out a new care … Read more
GP leaders issue guidance amid a flurry of practice closures
GP leaders in Wales have set out to help practices finding themselves with ‘no way out’, amid a raft of … Read more
Government ‘lacks credible plan’ for improving GP access, say MPs
The Government’s plans to boost access to GP appointments and expand the workforce lack credibility, according to an influential committee … Read more
Record number of GP closures force 265,000 to find new doctors
A record number of GP practices closed last year, forcing thousands of patients to find a new surgery, in spite … Read more
GP workforce declines by over 400 in just three months
The number of full-time equivalent GPs dropped by 1.3% in the last three months of 2016, new workforce figures reveal. … Read more
CCG boss says GPs don’t understand health plans
A health boss has said GPs don’t understand a major plan proposing changes to health services, let alone the public. … Read more
Don’t blame GPs for NHS crisis. Blame chronic cuts to social care
The ongoing A&E crisis has shifted attention on to GPs. We are being blamed for being less accessible (with appointments … Read more
Smokers trying to quit hit by postcode lottery as GPs ration help
Smokers in England wanting to quit face a postcode lottery as cash-strapped councils and GPs restrict access to services that … Read more