We take strain off GPs – but cuts to NHS could see your local pharmacy close, warns chemist
CONCERNS over budget cuts to pharmacy services have been raised by a Christchurch company. Patients and staff at Wessex Pharmacies were … Read more
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LMCs declare ‘state of emergency’ amid chronic shortage of GPs
London GP leaders have declared a ‘state of emergency’ amid a chronic shortage of GPs, as a third of GP … Read more
One third of practices considering handing back their contract in one area
General practice in Essex is on the brink of collapse, the LMC has warned, after finding that almost one third … Read more
Labour accuses Prime Minister of cutting hundreds of millions from GP funding
General practice funding has suffered cuts of hundreds of millions in real terms since David Cameron became Prime Minister, the … Read more
GP appointment waiting times crisis revealed in Labour research
The number of people having to wait at least a week to see their GP rose by 500,000 last year, … Read more
NHS cuts gone ‘too far’ says GP out-of-hours provider IC24
A GP out-of-hours service provider said NHS cuts had left it with less than the price of a pizza to … Read more
NHS looks to India for GPs in attempt to make up shortfall
The NHS is looking at recruiting GPs from India in an attempt to tackle the serious shortage of family doctors. … Read more
Over 1,500 patients left without a GP after practice closures
More than 1,500 patients have been left without a GP after two practices in Leicester closed earlier this year. Maples … Read more
Public health gains in danger as councils cut GP funding
The Government promised that its £200m cuts to public health services will not affect frontline services – but a Pulse … Read more
Nine in ten GP practices struggle to find locums
Almost 90% of GP practices are struggling to find locums to cover shifts amid growing pressures on the workforce, the … Read more