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Clinic for Roma patients launched by GP practice BBC08:22
Schoolboy, 8, diagnosed with terminal illness after GPs dismissed symptoms as dyspraxia for two … MailOnline20:33
Doctors’ surgery closed at short notice following lease dispute KentOnline16:54
GP surgery still needs to improve after warning BBC17:12
Well-known GP dies suddenly Wales Online11:09
NHS campaign shining a spotlight on GP receptionists in Hampshire Andover Advertiser, Hampshire06:04
GP's 'unnecessary' genital exams on male patients BBC18:21

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GPs recognised in King's birthday honours GPonline.com11:00

In the last 4 hours

Clinic for Roma patients launched by GP practice BBC08:22

GPs say 'bed rotting' trend loved by youngsters can be good for you under one condition The Mirror08:09

Yesterday

GPs across Wales trained to spot endometriosis earlier The Pembrokeshire Herald21:22 15-Jun-25

Road near GP surgery closed for three days Kidderminster Shuttle18:57 15-Jun-25

Dad-of-two diagnosed with fatal brain tumour because he forgot names of favourite football… National World16:23 15-Jun-25

'Unclean' Linthorpe medical centre with dusty areas and out-of-date equipment Teesside Live14:39 15-Jun-25

GP receptionist reveals key phrase to help beat 8am appointment booking scramble The Mirror08:16 15-Jun-25

Scottish doctor leaders warn GP practices are ‘on the brink’ as demand intensifies The Scottish Herald07:29 15-Jun-25

In the last 7 days

When will Highland GPs get vaccination and enhanced services back? Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, Scotland16:33 14-Jun-25

Major Ipswich practice 'disappointed' after 'requires improvement' rating from CQC Ipswich Star08:59 14-Jun-25

Assisted dying: 102 Yorkshire doctors urge MPs to vote down bill over palliative care Yorkshire Post06:03 14-Jun-25

Millions of patients to be treated by GPs instead of hospitals under radical reforms to cut NHS … MailOnline00:46 14-Jun-25

Assura urged to reject bid from predator KKR: Rival says its offer exceeds US giant's £1.7bn offer This is Money21:56 13-Jun-25

Schoolboy, 8, diagnosed with terminal illness after GPs dismissed symptoms as dyspraxia for two … MailOnline20:33 13-Jun-25

NHS to slash waiting lists by sending patients straight to GPs for treatment LBC News19:28 13-Jun-25

GP surgery hit by mystery staff illness to reopen BBC15:47 13-Jun-25

Healthcare staff recognised during National Estates and Facilities Day Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (Press Release)14:24 13-Jun-25

Spotlight on Devon health service ‘crisis’ Torbay Weekly13:44 13-Jun-25

NHS primary care lead supportive of GP ‘three strikes and refer’ rule Read Now Pulse12:29 13-Jun-25

What makes a good doctor? - Medical Matters with Derry GP Dr Tom Black Derry Journal12:05 13-Jun-25

New endometriosis training programme ‘boosted GP knowledge’ Read Now Pulse11:18 13-Jun-25

GPs can now refer contaminated blood-affected patients for psychological treatment Read Now Pulse11:18 13-Jun-25

General practice must be 'cornerstone of neighbourhood NHS' GPonline.com10:20 13-Jun-25

Lincolnshire GPs facing ‘workforce crisis’ despite rising patient demand LincolnshireWorld08:13 13-Jun-25

Podcast: How does general practice fit into a neighbourhood NHS? GPonline.com07:57 13-Jun-25

GP patients invited to 'have their say' at drop-in events Western Telegraph06:57 13-Jun-25

Spending review 2025 – not yet a turning point for NHS Keep Our NHS Public23:00 12-Jun-25

Family doctors could run hospitals in NHS shake-up, says Wes Streeting The Independent17:47 12-Jun-25

GPs could run 'run local hospitals,' says Wes Streeting GPonline.com15:50 12-Jun-25

Hospitals could run GP surgeries under NHS reforms – Streeting Evening Standard15:45 12-Jun-25

England GPs to call women for cervical screening every five years instead of three Read Now Pulse15:38 12-Jun-25

Pulse hosting free women’s health online event for GPs on Tuesday Read Now Pulse15:28 12-Jun-25

GPs ‘should run local hospitals’ as part of NHS reform, says health secretary Read Now Pulse14:06 12-Jun-25

Spending review allocations ‘will make or break general practice’, says GPC chair Read Now Pulse12:23 12-Jun-25

Council reveals plan to buy and redevelop former GP practice in Worthing SussexWorld12:00 12-Jun-25

GPs criticised by coroner for ‘not understanding’ medical examiner process Read Now Pulse11:52 12-Jun-25

Lack of GPs in Conwy raised with health chiefs as people struggle to get appointments North Wales Pioneer11:38 12-Jun-25

Colwyn Bay medical practice sees ‘sustained’ improvement after increasing staff North Wales Pioneer11:38 12-Jun-25

Lincolnshire GPs want to work more hours but surgeries don't have the cash to pay Lincolnshire Live11:11 12-Jun-25

Cost-cutting shouldn’t impact hiring of research staff, practices told Management in Practice10:55 12-Jun-25

Ruth Cadbury Hails Funding for GP Surgery Refurbishments BrentfordTW810:54 12-Jun-25

Blame it on AI doc Yorkshire Bylines06:37 12-Jun-25

Spending review promises 3% annual funding rise for NHS and 'thousands more GPs' GPonline.com17:25 11-Jun-25

Doctors’ surgery closed at short notice following lease dispute KentOnline16:54 11-Jun-25

‘We have GPs, unbelievably, that are out of work, despite patients wanting them’ LincsOnline16:09 11-Jun-25

‘Thousands more GPs’ to be trained with spending review NHS funding boost Read Now Pulse14:01 11-Jun-25

GP News Update: Including 10-year health plan, GP jobs crisis, RCGP partnership warning GPonline.com14:01 11-Jun-25

NICE draft guidance recommends wider range of GP treatments for heart failure British Medical Journal13:02 11-Jun-25

10-year plan to overhaul GP incentives and 'completely reimagine' NHS GPonline.com12:21 11-Jun-25

A new friend and a Day of the Dead pillow cushion the blow of cancer surgery Bishop's Stortford Independent12:02 11-Jun-25

GP concern at private out-of-hours provider enforcing ‘morally wrong’ targets Read Now Pulse10:57 11-Jun-25

GPs to start patients on heart failure drugs following updated NICE guidance Read Now Pulse10:46 11-Jun-25

Lincolnshire GP practices deliver 5.68 million appointments in 2024/25 LincolnshireWorld09:34 11-Jun-25

Women to be invited to access breast screening mobile unit in Dunmow The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (Press Release)09:19 11-Jun-25

GPs in the dark as promised 4% pay rise yet to materialise GPonline.com08:24 11-Jun-25

GP surgery still needs to improve after warning BBC17:12 10-Jun-25

Fewer GPs taking advantage of partial retirement this year, NHS data shows Read Now Pulse16:20 10-Jun-25

GPs providing continuity of care must be NHS priority, says CMO Read Now Pulse16:09 10-Jun-25

UK taxpayer cash 'training GPs for jobs in Australia', warns BMA GPonline.com12:17 10-Jun-25

GPs urged to 'wait for evidence' as urologists back scrapping digital rectal exams GPonline.com12:14 10-Jun-25

Large numbers of GPs think physician associates should do vaccinations and health checks Read Now Pulse12:03 10-Jun-25

GP prescribing for chronic heart failure to expand under draft NICE guidance GPonline.com11:13 10-Jun-25

Well-known GP dies suddenly Wales Online11:09 10-Jun-25

Michael Tatlow Darlison The Wokingham Paper10:57 10-Jun-25

Co Fermanagh Gareth Reihill runner goes from completing a Spanish half marathon to open heart… News Letter10:18 10-Jun-25

How community health and wellbeing workers could help general practice GPonline.com09:44 10-Jun-25

Tesco shoppers warned after supermarket puts new label on popular product The Mirror08:28 10-Jun-25

NHS campaign shining a spotlight on GP receptionists in Hampshire Andover Advertiser, Hampshire06:04 10-Jun-25

Seeing doctor at Derby suburb could be 'nigh on impossible' after closure plans made Derbyshire Live04:10 10-Jun-25

Neighbours lash out at plan to build 66-bed care home 'will heap pressure on GPs' Daily Echo03:58 10-Jun-25

First Minister visits Glasgow GP taking part in 'family wellbeing' project Yahoo! UK & Ireland21:00 9-Jun-25

Former GP accused of abusing patients over almost 20 years KentOnline18:28 9-Jun-25

GP's 'unnecessary' genital exams on male patients BBC18:21 9-Jun-25

Resident doctor strikes over pay would be 'futile' and harm patients, leading medics warn MailOnline17:43 9-Jun-25

The Myton Hospices' GP Information Clinic sparks national interest Coventry Observer17:03 9-Jun-25

GP surgery introduces workshops to help patients manage diabetes Andover Advertiser, Hampshire17:03 9-Jun-25

GPs no longer need to do rectal exam for prostate cancer, argue urologists Read Now Pulse16:46 9-Jun-25

Former GP conducted 'unnecessary' physical examinations on nine men, court hears ITV16:45 9-Jun-25

Sex pest who left shotgun shell at door and caused police stand-off jailed Cumnock Chronicle16:37 9-Jun-25

Lack of GPs in Conwy raised with health chiefs Wales Online16:19 9-Jun-25

Norwegian GP sentenced to 21 years for rape and abuse of 82 female patients British Medical Journal16:02 9-Jun-25

GP practices will not be asked to repay seniority overpayments received before 2016 Management in Practice15:52 9-Jun-25

Westminster Diary: MP Yuan Yang – Supporting primary care The Wokingham Paper15:38 9-Jun-25

Younger GPs don’t know how good we used to have it Read Now Pulse15:19 9-Jun-25

ChatGPT could ease GP workload by simplifying clinic letters Management in Practice13:10 9-Jun-25

Fewer doctors opting for partial retirement, new figures indicate Management in Practice12:59 9-Jun-25

GP jobs advertised at lower salaries than a decade ago, BMA says GPonline.com12:47 9-Jun-25

More than 240 GPs join NHS in North East and Yorkshire as health service drives to improve access NHS England (Press Release)12:19 9-Jun-25

Carers Week 2025: Dave Sharratt: A carer’s story The ME Association (Press Release)12:11 9-Jun-25

Welsh GPs receive endometriosis training Health Business12:10 9-Jun-25

John Swinney to visit one of Glasgow’s 'most deprived areas' for health project Yahoo! UK & Ireland12:00 9-Jun-25

UK households returning from holiday in 10 countries told 'make GP appointment' Birmingham Live11:58 9-Jun-25

Hospital trust hands back GP contracts as part of NHS neighbourhood shift GPonline.com11:46 9-Jun-25

Mskp-18-06-25=GP Appointments Shared LincolnshireWorld11:44 9-Jun-25

Bid to demolish GP surgery for homes approved BBC11:41 9-Jun-25

FOI release 24709: GP surgeries Welsh Government (Press Release)11:29 9-Jun-25

First Minister and Future Generations Commissioner visit Borth Cambrian News10:08 9-Jun-25

GP surgery calls for 'joined-up thinking' amid pressure from new homes in south Essex Echo News08:49 9-Jun-25

John Swinney to visit GP surgery taking part in ‘family wellbeing’ project STV07:23 9-Jun-25

Gloucester MP hails 'much-needed' investment helping 'lift the NHS off its knees with more GP… Gloucester Live06:15 9-Jun-25

In the last month

Hampshire GP receptionists recognised in NHS campaign Basingstoke Gazette17:34 8-Jun-25

GPs in Wales welcome training for diagnosing endometriosis in women Morning Star15:10 8-Jun-25

We live in Britain's 'most depressing' council estate - there's no pub or GP surgery and… MailOnline12:32 8-Jun-25

GP surgery plans probe of patient deaths following coroner's warning Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk11:41 8-Jun-25

GPs to be trained to recognise symptoms of endometriosis earlier ITV11:34 8-Jun-25

Are we the low lying fruit, an easy target for complaints? asks Derry GP Paul Molloy Derry Journal09:50 8-Jun-25

NI fraudster conned GPs out of over £60k Belfast Telegraph08:35 8-Jun-25

GPs receive new training to help endometriosis diagnosis Yahoo! UK & Ireland23:32 7-Jun-25

Inquest opens after 85-year-old was found dead with severe burns Isle of Wight County Press17:22 7-Jun-25

Nimbus Covid variant: GPs explain symptoms and how it is different Cambridge News15:45 7-Jun-25

GP practice inquiry over children's gender care BBC13:42 7-Jun-25

More pregnant women in Barnet get flu jab Barnet Post12:00 7-Jun-25

GPs in Wales trained to spot symptoms of endometriosis earlier Nation.Cymru08:06 7-Jun-25

GP warns of ‘vishing’ scam after fraudster pretended to be staff member Lancashire Telegraph06:08 7-Jun-25

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General practitioners form the cornerstone of the NHS, with over 45,000 GPs serving more than 67 million people across Britain. These frontline healthcare professionals provide essential primary care services, from routine check-ups to managing chronic conditions, and serve as the first point of contact for most patients seeking medical assistance.

Recent developments in general practice include the implementation of advanced booking systems and expanded digital consultations aimed at reducing wait times, which have reached concerning levels in many regions. The NHS has committed to ensuring patients can see their GP within two weeks, though challenges remain in meeting this target amid growing demand and workforce pressures.

Community health initiatives led by GP surgeries are increasingly focusing on preventative care and mental health support. Many practices now host wellbeing clinics, weight management programmes and smoking cessation services, reflecting a more holistic approach to healthcare that addresses both physical and psychological needs of local communities.

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