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Foreign trainee GPs face having to leave UK due to visa issues, warns BMA

Some international doctors training in Scotland face having to leave the UK due to issues with visas and sponsorships, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned. Currently, foundation training – the first two years of a doctor’s training ...

28 Jul 2022 at 14:30

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 – ...

15 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

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 ...

10 May 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Leading doctor warns of ‘dire’ situation facing Scotland’s GPs

Scotland’s new first minister must show a “greater commitment to actually delivering” for GPs, a leading doctor said, as he warned that the country is “sleepwalking towards a two-tier health service”. Dr Andrew Buist, the chair of the ...

20 Mar 2023 at 14:23

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

Scotland

GP posts readvertised up to 10 times and left vacant for years, figures show

Vacant GP posts in parts of Scotland have been advertised repeatedly or left empty for years, according to data released by the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Freedom of information requests by the party highlighted issues in ...

31 Jul 2023 at 14:11

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 survey by ...

21 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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

Parents should not keep children out of school for sore throats and runny noses

Parents should not keep children out of school for sore throats and runny noses, health leaders have suggested. Being in school can help alleviate feelings of anxiety among children, according to a letter sent to ...

05 Sept 2023 at 12:53

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 ...

14 Feb 2023 at 14:54

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 ...

02 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Growing risk of ‘breakdown’ in NI health services, Swann warns

The risks of “breakdown” in a range of Northern Ireland’s health services are “real and growing”, Robin Swann has said. Delivering a speech in Co Antrim, Stormont’s health minister said the system is ...

27 Feb 2024 at 11:46

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