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Just two thirds of patients have positive experience with GPs, survey suggests

Just two thirds of Scots had a positive experience at their GP practice last year, a new survey shows. The Health and Care Experience Survey received more than 130,000 responses, aimed at gauging how people experience the health service in Scotland. ...

10 May 2022 at 13:55

GPs buckling under the strain as they support patients stuck on NHS waiting list

GPs are spending an increasing amount of time caring for patients who are stuck on the NHS waiting list, MPs have heard. A record number of people are waiting for hospital care in England after being referred for specialist care by their GP – some ...

15 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

New campaign bids to recruit GPs from other parts of UK

General practice in Scotland is facing significant challenges, doctors’ leaders said as a new campaign was launched to recruit more family doctors. A new Scottish Government initiative aims to attract more GPs to Scotland from other parts of the ...

29 Jun 2022 at 14:07

Patients would get legal right to see GP within seven days under Lib Dem plans

Patients would be legally entitled to see their GP within seven days – or 24 hours in urgent cases – under plans drawn up by the Lib Dems. This right would be enshrined in the NHS constitution, meaning the Government and health service would ...

04 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

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 committed to allocating the funds ...

19 Oct 2022 at 17:59

Scotland

Out-of-hours GP workforce falls by nearly a quarter since 2019, figures show

Out-of-hours GP numbers have fallen by almost a quarter since 2019, leading to concerns for patients and doctors. A report published by Public Health Scotland (PHS) has showed the number of GPs working in primary out-of-hour services was ...

14 Feb 2023 at 14:54

Experts call for tobacco levy to help nation become smoke-free

“Meagre” public spending on tobacco control measures should be propped up by a “polluter pays” tax on tobacco firms, a group of health experts said. A new letter signed by leading health charities and medical Royal Colleges said current ...

19 Apr 2023 at 00:01

NHS Workforce Plan ‘achingly vague’ and should mention pay, Adam Kay says

The NHS Workforce Plan is “achingly vague” when it comes to how the health service will retain staff and should mention the “crucial” matter of pay, according to former doctor and author Adam Kay. Mr Kay was speaking at a one-off ...

12 Jul 2023 at 17:55

Ireland

Harris urges caution over Fianna Fail pledge to liberalise drugs laws

Taoiseach Simon Harris has urged caution over any move to decriminalise drugs in Ireland, warning of mixed messages over public health. Mr Harris was responding to a pledge in the Fianna Fail general election manifesto to ...

12 Nov 2024 at 16:24

Patients could skip their GP for cancer checks, says Barclay

Patients with cancer symptoms could potentially skip a GP appointment and instead go straight for a scan, the Health Secretary has suggested. The suggestion, from an interview with Steve Barclay in The Daily Telegraph ...

15 Aug 2023 at 22:35

GPs caring for patients ‘above the safe level’ – survey

The majority of GPs are seeing patients over and above the “safe level” on a daily basis, a new survey suggests. Some 60% of family doctors say they see an average of 26-40 patients every day, according to a new ...

21 Aug 2023 at 00:01

One in 50 GP appointments carried out online or via video in August

Around one in 50 GP appointments in England were carried out by video or online in August, the highest proportion since current records began, new analysis reveals. It comes amid calls from campaigners for the ...

02 Oct 2023 at 00:01

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