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Exclusive: Royal College of GPs chair says surgeries desperate to hire more doctors but lack funding to do soGPs can no longer guarantee safe care for millions of patients because of a dangerous shortage of medics, Britain’s top family doctor has said….
Just one in 13 early career GPs work full-time, NHS figures show, with job stress and childcare significant factorsMuch of the health secretary’s plans to reinvent the NHS hinge on moving services from bed-blocked, overstretched hospitals to “neighbour…
Study finds that fitness classes helped those with hip, knee or back pain, and could save UK economy £34bnPeople with sore joints who exercise for two hours a week have less pain, visit their GP less and take less sick leave, a study has found.The find…
Doctors’ union says GPs will be overwhelmed by ‘triage tsunami’ and gives ministers 48 hours to take measuresGPs in England are threatening to take action over government plans to increase patients’ online access to appointments which they say will lea…
‘Three strikes and rethink’ approach named after Jess Brady, who died after her cancer was misdiagnosedGPs across England are to adopt a “three strikes and rethink” approach to patients whose illnesses they cannot diagnose, under a safety initiative kn…
‘Three strikes and rethink’ approach named after Jess Brady, who died after her cancer was misdiagnosedGPs across England are to adopt a “three strikes and rethink” approach to patients whose illnesses they cannot diagnose, under a safety initiative kn…
Almost 20,000 family doctors who could work for health service are ‘lost’ to it despite increasing demand for careOne in three GPs in England do not work in the NHS, with increasing numbers seeking to move abroad or becoming a private contractor, deepe…
Doctors say NHS rollout not fit for purpose with fewer than half of commissioning bodies prescribing MounjaroThousands of patients in England are unable to access weight loss jabs via their GP, figures reveal, as doctors warn that the NHS rollout is “n…
Von der Leyen’s plane faced suspected Russian GPS jamming in Bulgaria, but the EU chief landed safely, says European Commission. The EU confirmed that Ursula von der Leyen’s plane experienced GPS jamming while flying to Bulgaria. The European authorities suspect Russian interference, though the aircraft landed safely. Bulgarian officials provided the information, and the EU […]
Upgraded medical tool has ability to diagnose heart failure, heart valve disease and abnormal heart rhythmsDoctors have successfully developed an artificial intelligence-led stethoscope that can detect three heart conditions in 15 seconds.Invented in 1…