Practices across the UK are being pushed beyond breaking point as recent figures show a further increase in patients registering at practices already struggling to cope. Some medical professionals are now calling for a one-off registration payment to be charged to new patients as a means to alleviate some of the drain on resources this…

Practices across the UK are being pushed beyond breaking point as recent figures show a further increase in patients registering at practices already struggling to cope. Some medical professionals are now calling for a one-off registration payment to be charged to new patients as a means to alleviate some of the drain on resources this…

As a PM, what do you most like to do on a Saturday? A) have a long, well-deserved lie-in B) go for a refreshing walk in the hills with your dog/family C) catch up on a week’s worth of TV/cleaning/reading/hobbies/fun Well, you might be kissing goodbye to those leisurely Saturdays soon. The future could see…

David Cameron and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s pledge to keep surgeries open 12 hours a day, seven days a week by 2020 is going to be ‘impossible to deliver,’ according to health professionals. Needless to say, we’d love to know what you think on the matter… The proposed changes – intended to ease mounting pressure…

Jeremy Hunt was speaking on the Jeremy Vine Show today about how patients will be able to access their GP 7-days a week by 2020 under the existing government. He also stated that each patient should see their own GP, not ‘any’ GP even though Jeremy Vine as a patient commented that surely it would…

The NHS is facing a ‘major financial crisis’ according to recent studies carried out by the Nuffield Trust. NHS and foundation trusts were over £100m in deficit in 2013-2014, compared with a staggering surplus of £383m the previous year, Nuffield research found. This cut – a record 8.4% – signals a drop from £168.40 a…

News of surgeries at breaking point will come as no news to any primary care worker in the NHS right now. Recently the topic was hotly debated in the press when David Cameron was presented with a petition from East London GPs who fear 22 practices in deprived London areas will be forced to close…