A ‘large rise in GP appointments’ was a main contributor to UK economic growth in May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.

13 July 2022

Rachel Carter seeks the truth behind the latest claims against GPs, as MailOnline is the subject of yet another press standards complaint MailOnline found itself the subject of another complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) last month, after an article claimed GPs are ‘fuelling’ the A&E crisis.

12 July 2022

The latest Covid surge has pushed the NHS in some parts of England to reintroduce face masks in GP practices, for staff and patients.

11 July 2022

In my Covid-induced brain fog writing our breaking news story about the departure of health secretary Sajid Javid yesterday, I made an error.

06 July 2022

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has named Steve Barclay as his new health secretary, following Sajid Javid’s resignation yesterday evening.

06 July 2022

Exclusive Up to 40% of funding available for hiring additional roles staff was unspent in each of the first two years of the scheme, figures obtained by Pulse under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed.

05 July 2022

Social care workers, community midwives and health visitors will be able to access and contribute to patients’ full digital health record by March 2025, the Government has announced.

29 June 2022

The recent news that the US Supreme Court has overturned the legal position regarding a woman’s right to abortion in the States should be of great concern to not only Americans, but also to UK residents.

28 June 2022

It seems a lifetime ago that we were facing the arrival of Covid in the UK, and GP practices were grappling with the need to switch to remote triage.

24 June 2022

An updated version of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine generates a strong immune response against the Omicron BA.

23 June 2022