News
Rising patient numbers threaten to overwhelm GPs
As reported by BBC news, rising numbers of patients needing care and a shortage of GPs is threatening to overwhelm the system, doctors and patient keep reading
Waiting times
News
NI waiting lists paint a very bleak picture for patients, says RCGPNI
The Royal College of General Practitioners Northern Ireland has commented on the latest waiting list figures Commenting on the waiting list figures covering the quarter keep reading
Management
Village GP woes as ‘intermittent hours’ affect patients
Villagers have criticised the ‘intermittent hours’ at Congresbury’s GP surgery while they wait for a new health centre to be built This is an edited keep reading
Compliance
Have 11m patients really waited over 3 weeks for a GP appointment since July?
Recent media reports say more than 11m patients have waited more than three weeks for a GP appointment since prime minister Boris Johnson promised to keep reading
Compliance
‘Vote winning gimmicks’ not the answer to long waiting times for GP appointments, RCGP chair tells politicians
In her final major speech as chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard will sound a warning to politicians not keep reading
Management
South Tyneside suffers high levels of week-long waits for GP appointments
A spokesperson for South Tyneside CCG has defended the fact that practices in the area are causing patients to wait a week or more for keep reading
Management
GP appointment waiting times ‘to rocket towards three weeks’
Credit: This story was first seen on The Telegraph Waiting times for a GP appointment are set to surge towards three weeks because of a keep reading