'Broken' planning system threatens GPs near large housing projects, MPs warn
GP practices near large housing developments need ring-fenced funding to expand their premises and r...
LMCs raise alarm as rising COVID-19 cases drive up pressure on GPs
LMCs are reporting growing pressure on general practice as rising COVID-19 cases drive up staff abse...
How have COVID-19 cases changed since restrictions ended?
COVID-19 cases have risen sharply since the government lifted pandemic restrictions on 24 February, ...
Free COVID-19 tests for NHS staff will continue, DHSC confirms
Twice weekly COVID-19 testing for patient-facing NHS staff will continue beyond 1 April and staff wi...
Satisfaction with GP services sinks to 40-year low
Patient satisfaction with general practice has fallen by 30 percentage points over the past year, co...
NHS will struggle to cope if free COVID-19 tests for staff are scrapped, warns BMA
The BMA has urged NHS England to confirm whether free COVID-19 testing will remain for healthcare st...
One in 10 GP practices at risk of closure due to ageing workforce
One in 10 GP practices in England could face closure in the next few years because most of their doc...
Pace of spending on GP partner golden hellos has tripled this year
Spending on a golden hello scheme to attract first-time GP partners accelerated rapidly in the first...
Podcast: Campaign to rebuild general practice, plus how the NHS backlog is affecting GPs
In our news round up the team discuss a new campaign to rebuild general practice, the health and soc...
Government has ‘no plan’ to tackle adverse experience of ethnic minority doctors, BMA warns
The government will fail to improve the experiences of ethnic minority doctors unless it comes up wi...
