Desperate Weston GP surgery handed over £1 million in NHS funding
Two Weston surgeries have been given £1.4 billion NHS funding between them as their financial situation is in a ‘mess’. … Read more
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Norfolk housing developments forced NHS to warn GPs about local infrastructure funding
NHS England has issued a warning following GPs being blocked from local infrastructure funding in a Norfolk development. The development … Read more
‘All-singing and all-dancing’ NHS App scrapped
NHSX’s new chief executive has scrapped plans for an “all-singing and all-dancing” NHS App, despite the long-term plan saying the … Read more
Patients directed to 111 or 999 as 13,000-patient practice cancels all appointments
A GP practice has cancelled all immediate and future appointments for its patients. Cleveland Surgery, in Gainsborough, which has a … Read more
The full story on how practices are closing in record numbers
Surgery closures have risen almost eight-fold in six years. Léa Legraien asks whether moves to large-scale general practice can stem the … Read more
Overtired GPs openly making mistakes as new research reveals doctors see more patients than is safe
GPs are openly making mistakes because they are overtired, with the majority of doctors seeing more patients than they think is … Read more
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
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
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
Only 9p per patient of global sum to cover ‘inflation and other changes’
GPs in England will receive just 9p of new funding per patient this year to cover the costs of inflation … Read more