Patients in Torquay willing to sign up for a popular diet plan can receive £10 from their GP to help with the cost of it as part of a new trial, according to Devon Live [read more]

People love to use their smartphones to entertain themselves or to work while they’re waiting. There is a growing expectation that wifi will be provided in public places like GP surgeries but, if you are [read more]

Cheshire’s health services – which struggled significantly last winter – have been handed a £2.9m boost Health services in Cheshire have been handed £2.9m to help them run smoothly over the winter months, according to [read more]

Fife leaders are preparing to decide the fate of out-of-hours services in St Andrews Earlier this month, we reported on the GP out-of-hours row currently happening in Fife. Now, Cupar Conservative councillor, Tony Miklinski, has [read more]

The government has revealed a new initiative to rid the NHS of all fax machines before April 2020 The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has officially banned the NHS from buying fax machines. A freedom of [read more]

Missed appointments cost the NHS £40,000 each month in North East Lincolnshire alone Over 30 people per day don’t turn up to their GP appointments in North East Lincolnshire, according to the Grimsby Telegraph. This [read more]

20% of patients wait for more than 15 days to see a GP, NHS Digital research shows Figures from NHS Digital have shown that a fifth of England’s patients have to wait at least 15 [read more]

The NHS is getting serious about technology. There are a number of tech initiatives already underway – and more about to hit. What do GP practices really need, and how ready are they to embrace [read more]

As reported by Chronicle Live, plans to close two practices in County Durham have been dubbed ‘catastrophic’ NHS bosses have warned that the closure of two GP practices in County Durham could prove ‘catastrophic’. The [read more]

Managing diabetes is a growing challenge for GP practices, with costs increasing exponentially as the numbers of people living with the condition grow. Practising GP and Liva Healthcare’s UK medical director, Dr Roger Henderson, argues [read more]

A report by The Guardian has detailed a rift between Simon Stevens and Downing Street over the £20.5bn that was promised earlier this year Simon Stevens, the NHS’s chief executive, is reportedly at war with [read more]

GP pharmacist Amira Shaikh explains the challenges of returning to work after a two-year break After a two-year break from my career, I decided to return to the world of pharmacy at a time when [read more]

The UK government’s new plan will see the NHS save millions on its medicines bill A new deal with the pharmaceutical industry is expected to save the NHS around £930m on medicines. The UK government [read more]