As many as 74 practices in Wales are at risk, according to a new assessment. There are 49 practices that have applied to health boards for help – and another 25 that have doubts about their future, according to the British Medical Association. Some 13 practices have closed in the last two years. The BMA…

In Wales we pretty much have the same problems as the rest of you.  We have GP shortages. We have ANP shortages.  We have complaints about appointments and the lack of.  We have limited resources.  We have pressures about what we prescribe.  We are told off about A&E attendance levels.  We have staff sickness.  We…

An ambitious plan to reshape primary care in Wales is struggling because doctors do not have the time to take part, an inquiry has found. The Welsh government is aiming to organise practices in clusters so they can share expertise and resources. An inquiry by the Welsh Assembly has concluded there is “still some way…

Some £10 million in emergency cash is being pumped into the health service in Wales to help it get through the winter amid a critical GP shortage, it has been announced. Large parts of the country have been without GP night and weekend cover as out of hours services have struggled to find staff. Welsh…

Some £68 million is to be spent on GP premises and community health centres in Wales, it has been announced. GP leaders gave a cautious welcome to the proposals, which will see investment in at least 19 centres. There was concern that local GPs might be excluded from key work on the design of the…

A Welsh GP who made himself available night and day for a dying cancer patient has been given a prestigious award. Dr Richard Evans, from Aberystwyth, was named Welsh GP of the Year by the Royal College of GPs. Dr Evans was nominated as one of the final wishes of the unnamed patient. The patient’s…

A drive to recruit doctors to train as GPs in Wales has been so successful that extra training places have been created, it has been announced. Wales had sought to increase 136 trainees this year – but has now appointed 144. The country has been offering bonuses of £20,000 to trainees choosing to work in…