GPs are seeing a rise in appointment demand from parents worried that their children have a strep A infection, with doctors describing the situation as ‘relentless’.

07 December 2022

The Government is piloting a digital version of the NHS Health Check, as a way of taking pressure off GP services.

06 December 2022

GPs are concerned that negative media rhetoric is stoking the frustrations of patients following a string of unprovoked physical assaults.

02 December 2022

GPs can now prescribe antivirals for the prophylaxis and treatment of flu due to rising cases, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed.

01 December 2022

Public health officials are urging parents of young children to take up the offer of flu vaccination amidst poor uptake and high rates of hospitalisation.

01 December 2022

Healthcare professionals in England have exceeded Government targets to reduce antibiotic prescribing years ahead of schedule, figures suggest.

29 November 2022

Earlier this year, Capita announced a three-year extension to its primary care support services contract with NHS England.

29 November 2022

GP practices in England delivered a record 36 million appointments last month, the latest NHS Digital data has shown.

24 November 2022

More high-earning GPs will be paying the top rate of income tax after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a lowering of the threshold from £150,000 to £125,140.

17 November 2022

The BMA has written to the Daily Mail to express its ‘anger at attacks and smears’ against GPs, following the latest GP-bashing article published by the newspaper.

10 November 2022