People living in deprived areas are more likely to prefer A&E departments over their General Practitioner to get tests done quickly, find it more diffi...
Posts Tagged ‘GPs’
GP access a problem in the most deprived areas of the UK, study finds
By Mike Broad - September 6th, 2019
NHS staff crisis deepens as 40% of GPs take early retirement or cut hours
Daily Mail - August 1st, 2019
Four in ten GPs have taken early retirement or slashed their hours because of a pensions crisis in the NHS. Campaigners warned last night the crisis is ...
NHS hospital foundation trust to take over three GP practices locally
Pulse - May 14th, 2019
An NHS foundation trust in Birmingham has taken over two GP surgeries and will soon run another from June. Great Bridge Health Centre and Lyndon Health ...
GP numbers show first sustained drop for 50 years, analysis reveals
By Mike Broad - May 9th, 2019
GP numbers are falling in the NHS, research suggests. An analysis by the Nuffield Trust for the BBC shows the number of GPs per 100,000 people has falle...
200 GPs working for GP at Hand online app as 40,000 NHS patients apply
Pulse - April 26th, 2018
Babylon, the company behind the GP at Hand online app, now has 200 GPs on its roster, it has been revealed. This includes GPs working across its private...
BMA GPC leader pours cold water on organising industrial action ballot
Pulse - November 14th, 2017
The BMA is unlikely to pursue industrial action in the form of mass list closures any time soon, the chair of its GP Committee has indicated. Speaking a...
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to pledge £20,000 ‘golden hello’ for rural GPs
BBC - October 12th, 2017
Newly-qualified GPs are to be offered a one-off payment of £20,000 if they start their careers in areas that struggle to attract family doctors. The £...
GP exodus from the NHS predicted within five years by research
By Mike Broad - April 12th, 2017
Around two in every five GPs in the South West have said they intend to quit within the next five years, exposing the magnitude of the region’s impending...
Chronic disease management by GPs disappearing due to pressure of demand
By Mike Broad - December 30th, 2016
Primary care is “skating on thin ice” according to the Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard. GPs are ...
Quality and safety of patient care in general practice in England is under threat
By Mike Broad - November 28th, 2016
The quality and safety of patient care in general practice in England is under threat from rising workload pressures according to a major new BMA survey. ...
