More than half of GPs have faced verbal abuse from patients or those accompanying them in the last month and one in five has been threatened, according to a shocking new survey from the BMA.

10 August 2021

Exclusive GP practices are continuing to triage patients remotely against NHS England guidance to protect their staff and patients against Covid, Pulse has learned.

06 August 2021

Official figures showing the GP workforce has increased over the last 12 months have been dismissed as ‘disingenuous’ by the BMA.

05 August 2021

So I’m obviously touching my wooden head as I’m saying this, but it seems like we’re turning some kind of Covid corner.

05 August 2021

New NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard has praised GPs for the success of the Covid vaccination programme on her first outing taking up the post this week.

05 August 2021

05 August 2021

Vaccination centres have been told to keep in regular contact with police in new NHS England guidance to help GP Covid sites handle abuse from patients.

03 August 2021

Food delivery firms and taxi-hailing companies are offering discounts for customers as part of a campaign to boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake among young people.

02 August 2021

GP practices in England carried out 31.

30 July 2021

General practice is at ‘breaking point’ and urgent action is needed from the Government to help GPs deal with the aftermath of Covid and prevent them and their staff from burning out, the RCGP has warned.

29 July 2021