GP barometer: Nine charts that show the state of general practice at the start of 2020
As general practice enters the 2020s, GPonline's barometer looks at factors driving pressure on GPs,...
Nearly 1,000 GPs warn NHS is 'on its knees' in letter to PM
Nearly 1,000 GPs are among doctors who have written to the prime minister to warn that the NHS is 'o...
RCGP demands investment to end GP workforce crisis ahead of Queen's speech
GP leaders have called on the government to deliver on promises to boost the primary care workforce ...
Next budget must fix NHS pension tax crisis, warns GPC chair
A long-term solution to the NHS pension tax crisis must be prioritised in the government's first bud...
Government to complete NHS pension tax review by February
A review of the NHS pension tax trap that has forced thousands of doctors to reduce their working ho...
One in six GPs could quit medicine within a year, GMC report finds
One in six GPs are considering quitting medicine entirely within the next year, according to a GMC r...
PCNs risk losing new recruits over shortage of training funds
Staff recruited by emerging primary care networks (PCNs) could walk away within months unless fundin...
Why manifesto promises of more GPs may not make general practice safer
Politicians of all stripes have promised more GPs during the general election campaign, but the extr...
GPs report longer waits for appointments amid workforce crisis and rising demand
Nearly three quarters of GPs say waiting times for appointments at their surgeries have increased ov...
BMA backs stop-gap plan to end pension tax trap but demands GP guarantees
The BMA has formally backed short-term plans to tackle punitive pension tax rules that have forced t...
