Heavy workload 'driving up GP referrals and preventing accurate diagnosis'
Heavy workload is forcing GPs to refer more patients to hospital while undermining quality of treatm...
In full: Dr Richard Vautrey's speech at England LMC conference 2018
Read the full text of GPC chair Dr Richard Vautrey's speech at the 2018 England LMCs conference....
Screen GPs for stress and burnout at appraisal, say LMCs
Appraisal should be used to screen GPs for signs of stress and burnout, according to Scottish LMCs....
More than 100 GPs sought help from burnout service last month
Last month was the busiest in more than a year for the NHS service that helps GPs facing burnout, st...
One in five doctors has faced bullying at work in the past year, BMA study reveals
One in five doctors say they have personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past ...
Viewpoint: How being part of a professional network stopped me leaving general practice
Five years ago Dr Mark Spencer felt drained and despondent and was ready to quit. He explains how co...
GPs more vulnerable to burnout than most other doctors, experts warn
GPs are more vulnerable to burnout than doctors in most other specialties, experts have warned - as ...
Government must incentivise partnerships over locum work, interim report warns
NHS leaders must develop incentives to make partnerships more attractive than locum work and rebalan...
Ageing GP workforce leaves 2.5m patients facing practice closure within five years
More than 2.5m patients in England could see their GP practice close in the next five years because ...
General practice is in a 'complete mess', warns former RCGP chair
General practice is in its worst state since the 1970s and needs fundamental change through a new 'c...
