Last month two GP registrars at a practice in Sheffield were assaulted by a patient wielding a baseball bat.

27 December 2023

It is well documented that the GP workforce is on its knees, with too few doctors and too much to do.

26 December 2023

GPs can now prescribe antivirals for high-risk patients with flu, following a sharp increase in cases.

20 December 2023

Vaccinations will become part of a ‘one-stop shop’ with NHS staff set to expand the offer of blood pressure tests and other health checks and advice alongside routine vaccinations, NHS England has announced.

13 December 2023

Hospitals may have to discharge patients earlier in order to ‘maintain flow’ during upcoming junior doctor strikes, according to NHS England leaders.

12 December 2023

Heart disease is one of the main driving factors in an ongoing increased level of excess deaths seen since the pandemic, particularly in middle-aged adults, an analysis of UK data concluded.

11 December 2023

The Government has claimed to have met its pledge to create 50 million more GP appointments a year by 2024/25.

30 November 2023

A new strain of swine flu has been detected in humans for the first time in the UK, picked up via routine testing by the patient’s GP.

28 November 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for more detailed information after reports of an increase in respiratory illness and clusters of pneumonia in children.

23 November 2023

NHS England will soon expand the use of a platform allowing academics to ‘securely analyse’ GP data to boost research into major conditions.

17 November 2023