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Not enough people offered kidney disease test, research finds

Not enough people are being given a test that can identify those most at risk of severe complications of chronic kidney disease, according to new research. Chronic kidney disease is a long-term condition where the kidneys do not work as well as they ...

20 Sept 2022 at 13:18

Full-time GPs in England at lowest level for five years

The proportion of GPs in England working full-time at local surgeries has fallen to the lowest level since current records began five years ago, figures show. Nearly a quarter (23%) of qualified permanent GPs worked at least 37.5 hours a week in ...

28 Jul 2022 at 14:26

Prescriptions of anti-anxiety medication have risen sharply – study

Prescriptions of anti-anxiety medication have risen “sharply” in recent years, a new study suggests. There has also been a “substantial” increase in the prescription of antidepressants to combat anxiety in adults under the age of 25, ...

22 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Half of GPs ‘plan on retiring aged 60 or before’

Half of GPs plan on retiring before they are 60 or when they hit that age, a poll suggests. A survey of more than 800 GPs for Pulse magazine found around 47% intend to retire at or before 60. Of these, 11% said they intended to ...

07 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Dementia patients ‘should be given named GP’ – study

Dementia patients who are seen by a single family doctor have better health and an improved quality of life, according to a new study. Those who consistently see the same GP have lower rates of health complications and fewer ...

25 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Call to support GPs as majority ‘suffer stress, anxiety or depression’

Four in five GPs have been stressed, anxious or depressed in the last year, a campaign group has said as it called for more action to alleviate burnout among family doctors. The Rebuild General Practice campaign group ...

29 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Number of permanent GPs in England drops year on year for seventh month in a row

The number of permanent GPs in England has dropped year on year for the seventh month in a row, new figures show. There were 26,706 permanent qualified GPs working in England in December 2022, down 1.3% from 27,064 ...

26 Jan 2023 at 14:27

Invest in ‘proper plan’ for GPs, campaigners say

Campaigners are calling on the Government to invest in a proper plan for GP practices to protect the NHS. Family doctors who are part of the Rebuild General Practice campaign said there must be an “end to decades ...

27 Sept 2023 at 10:00

Northern Ireland

General practice ‘in the most difficult position it has ever been in’

General practice in Northern Ireland is in the most difficult position it has ever been in, Dr Alan Stout, chairman of the BMA Northern Ireland general practitioners committee, has warned. Dr Stout said practice ...

18 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Michael Matheson wants GPs to be ‘front and centre’ of new vision for NHS

Health Secretary Michael Matheson has told GPs he wants to put them “front and centre” of a new vision for healthcare in Scotland, as he accepted they currently face “extraordinary challenges”. Mr Matheson said ...

01 Dec 2023 at 14:14

Study finds seeing a single GP could be better for dying dementia patients

Seeing a single GP could help prevent dementia patients taking multiple trips to hospital as they near the end of their lives, a new study suggests. It has been previously suggested that dementia patients who ...

12 Jul 2022 at 01:05

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Dr Paul Armstrong completes successful year as president of ICGP

Dr Mel Gorman in Longford has written to the Leitrim Observer to extend his congratulations to Carrick-on-Shannon native, Dr Paul Armstrong on completing his year as a very successful president of The Irish ...

19 May 2023 at 20:33

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