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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 over ...

19 Oct 2022 at 17:59

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

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 decriminalise ...

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 newspaper, is ...

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 survey by GP ...

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 Government to ...

02 Oct 2023 at 00:01

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 ...

20 Mar 2023 at 14:23

GPs should assess patients before they see physician associates, doctors suggest

Leading doctors have warned that physician associates should not see patients who have not been assessed by a GP first. In new guidance, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) also says physician associates ...

10 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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

Northern Ireland

Number of flu hospital admissions 3.6 times higher than last year – Nesbitt

The number of people admitted to hospital with flu in Northern Ireland this winter is 3.6 times higher than the previous year, Stormont’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has said. Mr Nesbitt told the Health ...

07 Jan 2025 at 17:16

One in three GPs have never worked in NHS or have left, data suggests

One in three GPs with a licence to practise in England have never worked in the NHS or have left the service, data suggests. Analysis also shows that the number of NHS patients for every GP has ...

17 Sept 2025 at 23:30

Letterkenny/Milford

Health Minister says 'significant issues' exist in Donegal but wheels are turning

The Minister for Health has admitted certain aspects of the health service are currently “not acceptable” but stressed things are improving in Donegal. Minster Stephen Donnelly turned the sod ...

24 Nov 2023 at 15:33

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