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Help needed to back quality care for patients amid GP workloads, leaders say

Continuity of care is becoming increasingly difficult to deliver as intense GP workloads now amount to the “most worrying crisis in decades,” according to a medical leader. Professor Martin Marshall, the chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), ...

29 Jun 2022 at 01:01

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

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 families or ...

16 May 2022 at 01:25

‘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 the ...

05 Dec 2022 at 23:30

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

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 ...

22 Nov 2022 at 23:51

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 GPs ...

22 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Almost one in 20 GP appointments booked four weeks earlier – figures

The number of four-week waits for GP appointments in England is rising, new figures suggest. Around 1.3 million appointments in May were booked more than four weeks previously, new data released by the Liberal ...

18 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Labour warned nursing shortage and pharmacy closures will affect NHS turnaround

Pharmacies are in “crisis” and there will not be enough nurses to fulfil Labour’s plans to turn the NHS into a “neighbourhood health service”, health leaders have said. The warning comes as Wes Streeting is ...

20 Oct 2024 at 08:23

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 ...

21 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Number of permanent GPs in England falls year-on-year 12 months in a row

The number of permanent GPs in England has dropped year-on-year for 12 months in a row, as health experts warned the workforce is being “pushed closer towards the precipice”. There were 26,521 permanent ...

27 Jul 2023 at 15:09

A&E seeing more people with sore throats, backache, insomnia and coughs

A&E departments are seeing a rise in people attending with sore throats, insomnia, coughs and earache. Data for England analysed by the PA news agency also shows more people going to A&E with ...

10 Oct 2023 at 00:01

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