Health & Patient Care
Under half of over-40s attend free health checks
The BBC has reported that less than 50% of people over 40 take advantage of the free health checks available to them A free, routine keep reading
GP
Health Tech
Matt Hancock plans GP IT improvements
The government has outlined plans to improve IT in GP surgeries across the UK Matt Hancock, the UK’s health secretary, has announced that outdated IT keep reading
Health & Patient Care
99% of GPs concerned over mental health support for young people
As reported by The Guardian, mental health services for under-18s are proving alarmingly insufficient, according to UK GPs Ninety-nine per cent of GPs are worried keep reading
News
Missed GP appointments cost NHS £216m
Missed GP appointments that aren’t cancelled by patients cost the health service £216m every year, according to new research NHS England data shows that missed keep reading
News
Sudden practice closure leaves nearly 2,000 without a GP
Kent Live has reported that a surgery, which previously had just one GP, has suddenly closed Almost 2,000 patients have been left without a GP keep reading
Management
Stoke-on-Trent suffering GP recruitment crisis
According to the Stoke Sentinel, Stoke-on-Trent currently has 33 open GP vacancies and is struggling to fill them Stoke-on-Trent is facing a GP recruitment crisis, keep reading
Management
GP numbers in Dundee at highest level in 10 years
According to the Evening Telegraph, Dundee is experiencing its highest number of GPs in a decade While much of the UK is seeing a decline keep reading
News
All GP practices now offer extended services
As reported by Pharma Times, every GP surgery in the UK now offers appointments during evenings and weekends NHS England has confirmed that all GP keep reading
News
New first minister for Wales must prioritise practices, says RCGP
The RCGP is calling for Wales’s newly-elected first minister to make GP practices a priority Mark Drakeford has been elected as the new first minister keep reading
News
‘Help yourself before visiting A&E’, advises Somerset GP
As reported by the Somerset Country Gazette, local GPs are handing out advice for patients about helping themselves before spending time in A&E and slowing keep reading