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Only one in 10 patients booking online ‘wants to see GP face-to-face’

Only one in 10 patients using an online system actually requests to see their GP face-to-face, according to study of more than 7.5 million records. The new data, from experts at the Health Foundation working in partnership with NHS England, found ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Government’s plans for NHS set out in Queen’s Speech

The Government will reform mental health rules, aim to clear the NHS backlog caused by the Covid pandemic, and give a renewed focus to women’s health, according to the Queen’s Speech. In previously-announced reforms, the Prince of Wales set out ...

10 May 2022 at 12:55

New analysis shows there are 2,200 patients for each GP in England

The ratio of patients to doctors in England has reached over 2,200 patients for each GP according to a new analysis by the Liberal Democrats. Since June 2017, the number of fully qualified GPs excluding trainees has fallen by 1,343, despite a ...

03 May 2022 at 08:25

Pharmacies could save NHS £640m a year by providing more minor ailments services

Community pharmacies could save the NHS in England up to £640 million a year if more patients used them instead of GPs, sector representatives have said. The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) estimates that around 40 ...

28 Feb 2022 at 01:25

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Over 1,600 GPs need to be hired before 2028 as concern grows over shortage

The Oirseachtas HealthCommittee has been informed that there is a significant shortage of GPs in Ireland and that over 1,600 more will need to be recruited to meet population needs by 2028. Both the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) ...

27 Jan 2022 at 12:33

Help needed to back quality care for patients amid GP workloads, leaders say

Continuity of care is becoming increasingly difficult to deliver as intense GP workloads now amount to the “most worrying crisis in decades,” according to a medical leader. Professor Martin Marshall, the chair of the Royal College ...

29 Jun 2022 at 01:01

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Varadkar hits out at political rivals over document leak claims

Leo Varadkar has accused political opponents of going to “extraordinary lengths” to push claims he broke the law by leaking a GP contract. The Irish deputy leader said the actions of his rivals were “politically motivated and ...

07 Jul 2022 at 13:33

Patients must not be ‘left in a void’ waiting for care, expert says

Patients must not be “left in a void” waiting for care owing to a shortage of GPs, a leading expert has suggested. Sir Robert Francis QC, who is chairman of Healthwatch England, told MPs on the Commons Health and Social Care ...

14 Jun 2022 at 16:17

Violence at health centres and GP surgeries ‘almost doubles in five years’

Incidents of violence at health centres and GP surgeries have almost doubled in five years, according to figures. Public order offences including threatening behaviour have also increased and incidents of stalking and ...

01 Jun 2022 at 00:34

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Significant disruption is expected at local hospitals

The HSE is warning of significant disruption and service delays in hospitals, including Sligo University Hospital, on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, between 8am-8pm, due to the planned industrial action by the ...

24 May 2022 at 11:33

One in four people with dementia ‘suffer symptoms for two years before diagnosis’

One in four people with dementia experience symptoms for more than two years before they are diagnosed, according to new research. A study for the Alzheimer’s Society suggests signs of dementia are too often ...

16 May 2022 at 01:25

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Cut to sustainability funding for GPs is ‘betrayal’, say doctors

GPs in Scotland are being “betrayed” by the Scottish Government’s failure to fulfil its promise of £15 million of sustainability payments, a doctors’ union has said. The Scottish Government had previously ...

19 Oct 2022 at 17:59

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