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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 6....

15 Mar 2022 at 14:55

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 spending is ...

19 Apr 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 devise a “proper plan” ...

02 Oct 2023 at 00:01

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 (PAs) should explain they ...

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 headteachers as the new ...

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 Committee that patients facing ...

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 increased by 15% in the last decade. ...

17 Sept 2025 at 23:30

Royal College of GPs to give update on formal position on assisted dying

The UK’s professional membership body for GPs is expected to give an update on its official position on assisted dying. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is currently opposed to a change in the law to legalise ...

14 Mar 2025 at 02:45

Royal College of GPs eases stance on legalising assisted dying

The UK’s professional membership body for GPs is no longer formally opposed to a change in the law to legalise assisted dying. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) confirmed that, after a consultation with its ...

14 Mar 2025 at 15:44

Medical bodies tell peers assisted dying should be separate service

Assisted dying should be a separate service if it is legalised and GPs must be able to opt-in rather than opt-out of participating, peers have been told. Leading medical voices also warned that patients should not feel ...

22 Oct 2025 at 14:25

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 ...

29 Jun 2022 at 14:07

Poor emergency care ‘accepted as inevitable’ – leading medics and patient groups

Poor standards of care have been “normalised and accepted as inevitable” in emergency hospital care, a group of experts has warned. Leading medics and patient groups said that the NHS “got the winter it prepared ...

23 Jan 2025 at 16:04

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