One of the huge attractions of practising medicine in the UK is that we can make our treatment […]

Last week Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the exchequer, presented a budget designed to help the NHS, providing […]

Immediately on assuming office in July the new secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, […]

One week after Labour’s general election victory Wes Streeting, the new health and social care secretary, announced a […]

A “whole of government” approach to tackling long term sickness and economic inactivity could return as many as […]

When people consult their GP they often arrive with a clearly defined medical problem—a pain, a lump, breathlessness, […]

UK general practices continue to face major pressure on their finances, driven by falling earnings and rising expenses, […]

Earlier this month GP partners in England voted overwhelmingly to take collective action in response to an imposed […]

The collective action being undertaken by general practices could be maintained in the long term to protect services […]

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has issued an amber alert asking hospitals to restrict the use of O […]