Most GPs exceed safe limit for appointments every working day, poll reveals
Three in five GPs deliver more than the safe limit for patient contacts every day - and many routine...
Flu and COVID-19 wave leaves GPs struggling as strep A child deaths hit 24
Cases of flu and COVID-19 along with hospitalisations for both have spiked while scarlet fever and s...
Decline in GP workforce accelerates as workload continues to surge
General practice in England lost 471 fully-qualified, full-time equivalent (FTE) GPs in the year to ...
GPs slam 'short-notice' closure of 10,000-patient practice in underdoctored area
GPs in one of England's most underdoctored areas have hit out at 'short notice' over plans to close ...
BMA supplies template letter for GPs to ask ICBs to pause QOF for rest of year
The BMA has said the QOF and investment and impact fund (IIF) should be paused and income protected ...
GPs lift lid on how cost-of-living crisis is driving up workload
The cost-of-living crisis is fuelling a sharp rise in people seeking help from GPs for both physical...
GMC to introduce personalised contact when starting investigations
The GMC will make initial contact with a doctor by phone when it starts fitness-to-practise procedur...
Government should set up 'overspill' services to support overwhelmed GP practices, says RCGP
The RCGP is urging the government to set up ‘overspill' services to help GP practices struggling to ...
Devon GPs declare first ever 'black alert' and agree groundbreaking income protection plan
GPs and NHS bosses in Devon have agreed pandemic-style income protection for QOF and enhanced servic...
Nine in 10 GPs say cost-of-living crisis has destabilised practice finances
Nearly nine in 10 GP partners say increased costs linked to inflation and the cost-of-living crisis ...
