GP 'soup and shake' referrals put type 2 diabetes in remission for one in three patients
One in three patients who completed an NHS 'soup and shake' weight loss programme put their type 2 d...
Paperwork stops GP workload benefit from mental health self-referrals
Patient self-referrals to mental health services are failing to cut GP workload because practices ar...
GPs under rising pressure as hospital waiting targets missed for years
GP practices are facing rising workload and frustration from patients stuck in an NHS waiting list '...
Bowel cancer campaign to encourage over-50s to tell GP about symptoms
A bowel cancer charity is urging people over 50 not to put off telling their GP about potential sign...
CQC poll shows NHS waiting list driving unsustainable pressure on GPs
GP leaders have warned that the NHS waiting list is driving unsustainable pressure on general practi...
Referral 'black hole' wasting millions of GP appointments a year
Problems at the interface between primary and secondary care waste up to 50m GP appointments a year ...
NHS 'service harmonisation' plans risk disruption for GPs, RCGP warns
Changes to referral policies as integrated care boards 'harmonise' rules inherited from CCGs risk di...
Inadequate mental health services leaving young people at risk, GPs warn
The vast majority of GPs say failing mental health services are leaving young people at risk - with ...
Barriers to hospital referral are harming patients, GPs warn
Half of GPs say patients at their practice have come to harm because of barriers to referrals into h...
Barriers to hospital treatment creating 'two-tier' NHS, GPs warn
Long waits for hospital treatment linked to the growing NHS backlog and a rise in rejected GP referr...
