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 ...
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...
Up to 100,000 nurses join NHS industrial action that could spread to GPs
Up to 100,000 UK nurses have begun strikes in the first of a wave of NHS industrial action that coul...
BMA warns GPs against covering for NHS staff taking strike action
Doctors' leaders have urged GPs to ignore calls from NHS England to fill in for healthcare staff tak...
NHS bosses ask GPs to cover for striking ambulance workers
NHS England has asked GPs to provide cover for ambulance staff who are taking strike action next wee...
Strep A child deaths rise to 15 as government again denies antibiotic shortage
Deaths among children in the UK linked to strep A infection have risen to 15, officials have confirm...
Experts issue advice on off-label antibiotics as strep A adds to NHS pressure
An NHS pharmacy service has issued advice on using antibiotics off-label to work around shortages of...
Strep A drives surge in GP demand on top of record appointments
Some GPs are reporting the highest levels of patient demand they have ever seen as strep A fears add...
Fifth of GP time spent on non-medical work as NHS absorbs cost of 'government failure'
Doctors are 'picking up the pieces of government failures' as the cost-of-living crisis, cuts to pub...
