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New GP access plans will have ‘minimal impact’ on patients, doctors warn

Leading doctors have accused the Government of adding to workforce pressures faced by GPs with its new plan to improve access to care. The proposals will have “minimal impact” on the care patients receive, the Royal College of GPs added. The college ...

21 Sept 2022 at 23:30

Doctors and nurses urge politicians to ‘put patients first’ and form Executive

Organisations representing doctors and nurses from across Northern Ireland have issued a joint call for politicians at Stormont to “put patients first” and form an Executive immediately. The Royal College of Nursing, the British Medical Association ...

12 May 2022 at 01:25

Violence at health centres and GP surgeries ‘almost doubles in five years’

Incidents of violence at health centres and GP surgeries have almost doubled in five years, according to figures. Public order offences including threatening behaviour have also increased and incidents of stalking and harassment at GP surgeries ...

01 Jun 2022 at 00:34

GP shortage warning: ‘More leaving the profession than joining’

More GPs are leaving the profession than entering it, leading medics have warned. The Royal College of GPs said staff numbers “won’t be enough” to meet the current and future needs of the population. The comments come as Health Education ...

23 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Patients refuse sick notes as they cannot afford not to work, says leading GP

Patients have refused sick notes in recent times because they feel they cannot afford to take time off work, the chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs has said. Professor Kamila Hawthorne also said the cost of living crisis has ...

22 Nov 2022 at 23:51

Long-lasting coughs ‘may be one infection after another’

Coughs that last a long time this winter may be the result of people picking up one infection after another, a GP expert has said. Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, said doctors have noticed ...

18 Jan 2023 at 00:01

‘Millions missing out on GP appointments’ – Labour

Millions of people are struggling to get GP appointments and as a result some patients will not have serious medical conditions diagnosed until it is “too late”, Labour has warned. The party has made new estimates based on ...

05 Dec 2022 at 23:30

One in four people with dementia ‘suffer symptoms for two years before diagnosis’

One in four people with dementia experience symptoms for more than two years before they are diagnosed, according to new research. A study for the Alzheimer’s Society suggests signs of dementia are too often dismissed by ...

16 May 2022 at 01:25

‘Mass exodus’ of GPs could put patients at risk, medics warn

Patients could be put at risk due to a “mass exodus” of family doctors, leading medics have warned. The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has estimated that almost 19,000 GPs are planning to leave the profession over the next ...

22 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Millions of GP appointments last less than five minutes, figures suggest

Millions of GP appointments in the last year lasted less than five minutes, research from the Liberal Democrats suggests. House of Commons Library analysis, based on NHS figures from March 2022 to February 2023, ...

24 Apr 2023 at 22:30

GPs in the UK ‘have higher stress levels’ than medics in other countries

GPs in the UK are under “extreme strain” and have the highest stress levels compared with doctors in nine other high income countries, a report has found. The study, by the Health Foundation charity, found UK ...

22 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Family doctors facing ‘insurmountable’ pressures, warn leading GPs

GPs are facing “insurmountable pressures”, experts have said as they warned that the NHS “will not survive” without general practice. A new report into GP pressures suggests one in four staff fear their ...

10 Mar 2023 at 00:14

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