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Face-to-face GP appointments at highest level since start of pandemic

The proportion of people seeing their GP face-to-face has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, new figures show. Around two-thirds of appointments (66.1%) with family doctors in England were done in person in August, according ...

29 Sept 2022 at 21:48

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Yousaf ‘very confident’ target to increase GPs by 800 will be met

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has insisted he is “very confident” a target for increasing the number of GPs in Scotland by 800 will be met. Mr Yousaf said the number of family doctors has so far only risen by 275, but he added that “much of the ...

11 May 2022 at 11:55

Lib Dems warn of GP retirement time bomb as ‘one in five near retirement age’

The Liberal Democrats have warned of a GP “retirement time bomb” after research by the party suggested one in five family doctors could be nearing the end of their career. Some 8,000 members – or 22% – of the current fully qualified workforce ...

28 Jun 2023 at 17:00

Strikes by GPs could be on the table, medics suggest

Strikes by GPs could be on the table, leading medics have said, as a new poll revealed that the majority of family doctors are in favour of industrial action. Dr David Wrigley, deputy chairman of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) ...

03 Apr 2024 at 10:53

Patients find it ‘too difficult’ to book GP appointments

Patients are putting off booking GP appointments because they find it too difficult, according to new NHS data, which shows declining satisfaction with family doctors. Some 72% of patients in England said they had had a good ...

14 Jul 2022 at 14:40

GPs told ‘don’t punish patients’ as ballot result looms

The Health Secretary has urged GPs not to punish patients – with the result of a ballot on industrial action expected imminently. Collective action by family doctors across England could begin on Thursday after the result ...

01 Aug 2024 at 08:05

GP industrial action ‘unnecessary’ – Streeting

Patients are being “punished” as a result of “unnecessary” industrial action by GPs, the Health Secretary has said. Other parts of the NHS will be left to “pick up the pieces” as a result of collective action by family ...

06 Aug 2024 at 22:42

‘Extraordinary’ increase in abuse aimed at GP teams, top medic says

There has been an “extraordinary” increase in abuse aimed at GP teams, which is contributing to family doctors leaving the profession, one of England’s leading medics has suggested. Dr Claire Fuller, primary care ...

13 Feb 2025 at 00:01

‘Extraordinary’ increase in abuse aimed at GP teams, top medic says

13 Feb 2025 at 08:12

GP jobs ‘crisis’ leaves qualified doctors considering unemployment benefits

Qualified GPs are being forced to “consider employment benefits” as a direct result of an “unemployment crisis” in the sector, leading medics have warned. The British Medical Association (BMA) said the ...

20 May 2025 at 16:52

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