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Pharmacies unable to dispense vital medication at least once a day due to supply problems

By Liz Wells 10 March 2025

Pharmacies are unable to dispense a prescription at least once a day due to a growing crisis in medicine supply, a news survey reveals.

GPS

New deal for GPs will 'fix' front door of NHS

By Liz Wells 28 February 2025

Government and GP representatives have agreed reforms to GP contracts for the first time in four years.

PRIMARY CARE

Government meeting less than third of unmet need for urgent dental care

By Liz Wells 27 February 2025

The government discovered demand for urgent dental care of 2.2 million, but covered less than a third of it, according to the British Dental Association (BDA).

PRIMARY CARE

GP access tops list of public concerns about the NHS

By Lee Peart 25 February 2025

Having easier access to GP appointments is the top NHS concern of the public, according to a new poll.

UK GOVERNMENT

Government asks ICBs to offer 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments

By Liz Wells 21 February 2025

NHS England has written to ICBs across the country, directing each to provide thousands of urgent appointments over the next year.

PRIMARY CARE

Pharmacies struggled to fill NHS prescriptions in December

By Liz Wells 20 February 2025

An estimated 382,000 adults visited their GP or an urgent care service due to their usual pharmacy being unable to fill their NHS prescription between 10 December and 1 January, new analysis reveals.

GPS

Record number of month-long waits for GP appointments last year

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

There were a record 20.5 million month-long waits for a GP appointment in 2024, a 16.3% increase on a year earlier, new data from the Liberal Democrats reveals.

BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON

Fruit and veg keep older people out of hospital, research reveals

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

Older people who regularly consume fruits and vegetables reduce their hospitalisation risk, recording fewer hospitalisations and shorter hospital stays, new research reveals.

PREVENTION