GPs can refer patients to participate in drive-through coronavirus testing, as part of new schemes established in Scotland and Wales.

06 March 2020

Exclusive Opportunistic testing in GP practices has already identified two cases of the new coronavirus (Covid-19), Pulse has learned.

06 March 2020

Public Health England (PHE) has announced that it will conduct ‘random’ tests in 100 GP practices to detect cases of coronavirus (Covid-19).

26 February 2020

GP practices around the country have suspended online appointment booking due to coronavirus (Covid-19), Pulse has learned.

19 February 2020

NHS England has warned that it may need to make cuts to primary care funding if staff is awarded a pay rise of above 3% and it is not given more money to pay for it.

18 July 2022

Patient satisfaction with GP services has taken a 30 percentage-point dive since before the pandemic, according to new research.

30 March 2022

The Government’s spring budget statement, delivered today, did not pledge any additional funding for general practice or the wider NHS.

23 March 2022

The BMA has asked the Treasury to stump up a further £5-7bn in funding to clear the elective care backlog in England, 10% of which it said must go towards general practice.

18 March 2022

Patients, staff and visitors should continue to wear face masks in GP practices, NHS England has said.

23 February 2022

GPs have been left in the dark over whether new self-isolation rules coming into force on Thursday apply to them.

22 February 2022