More than 162,000 patients have now waited more than a year for routine hospital treatment, monthly NHS performance statistics show.

10 December 2020

There is an ‘urgent’ need to restore public trust in general practice, and remote consulting in particular, following months of ‘negative’ media coverage, researchers have said.

10 December 2020

Last week, we in the UK became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use.

08 December 2020

The increase in the number of remote GP consultations during the Covid-19 pandemic has not appeared to increase A&E attendances, according to the CQC.

07 December 2020

Dr Elliott Singer on a night by the ring (in a TV studio) Friday 3pm One of my interests since a young age has been boxing.

04 December 2020

First, let’s get this straight: the announcement around the Covid vaccination today is great news.

02 December 2020

I’m writing this column about Covid vaccination with some trepidation.

02 December 2020

GP practices invited an increased number of women for cervical screening last year but there was a decline in the numbers tested, figures for 2019/20 show.

01 December 2020

GPs last month treated 28 million patients – the highest number since the start of 2020, according to NHS Digital data.

01 December 2020

NHS England is withholding 40% of PCNs’ additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) funding this year and will only allow CCGs to access it ‘based on need’, it has emerged.

01 December 2020