After 70 years in her role as Monarch, Her Majesty The Queen sadly passed away last week, and it was announced that we would enter an official period of mourning. After ascending to the throne, His Majesty King Charles III, made a Royal Proclamation that the day of his mother’s funeral would be a bank…

Practices who choose to close for Monday’s Bank Holiday will have to reschedule booked patients within two weeks, according to official advice. The holiday, for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, has caused concern among some doctors because of the problems of cancelling clinics at short notice. The Bank Holiday means that schools are closed, causing problems for…

Patient contacts with GP practices have trebled in the last few years – with doctors now having to run unsafe levels of appointments, a major service provider has revealed. The Modality Partnership, which has 49 practice sites with 450,000 patents, said it now receives 4.8 million calls a year. Speaking to The Independent, its leaders…

 “£110,000 a year… and they still won’t see you”. “Wages hit a difficult to justify £142,000”. “Patients turned away as GPs cream off record wages”. These are just three of the most recent newspaper headlines that have once again added fuel to the fire of negativity surrounding GP practices – despite GP partner income increasing…

The new Health Secretary may seek to use performance statistics to reduce waiting times in general practice, it has been reported. Dr Therese Coffey, a scientist with a reputation for data analysis, said she had been studying variations in general practice performance. The move could put her in conflict with GPs who last year threatened…

GP appointment problems took centre stage for the new Government yesterday as the new Health Secretary placed them in her four priorities. New Prime Minister Liz Truss, speaking to the country, also named appointments as a key NHS issue for her, stating: “I will make sure that people can get doctors’ appointments and the NHS…

Up to four million people will be seeking to book COVID bivalent booster injections this week, it has been announced. Thousands of practices are involved in the last COVID vaccination drive, launched after new vaccines were approved able to tackle the original COVID virus and this year’s omicron strain. The Government says it hopes to…