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ICB says 21 GP practices to benefit from surgery improvement funding

By Lee Peart 08 May 2025

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) ICB has revealed 21 GP practices will benefit from £2.8m in funding to create more patient appointments.

PRIMARY CARE

GP funding boost to create over 8m more appointments

By Lee Peart 06 May 2025

The Government is providing over £102m to enable over 8m more GP appointments.

PHARMACIES

Scotland pharmacy financial deal agreed

By Liz Wells 02 May 2025

Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has accepted the Scottish Government’s financial offer for the financial year 2025/26.

PRIMARY CARE

'Ticking timebomb' of dentists approaching retirement revealed

By Liz Wells 25 April 2025

One in three NHS dentists are approaching retirement age in some areas, with hundreds of dental providers having handed back their NHS contracts in the past few years, new data reveals.

PRIMARY CARE

GP practices embrace technology to improve patient access

By Liz Wells 24 April 2025

GPs are providing millions more appointments to people in England and better access through upgraded technology, new data shows.

ONS

Three-quarters of public have positive GP experience

By Lee Peart 24 April 2025

Three-quarters (73.6%) of people find contacting their GP as a good or very good experience, according to a new survey.

PRIMARY CARE

More than 1,000 pharmacies lost in less than a decade

By Liz Wells 22 April 2025

The number of pharmacies in England and Wales has fallen by more than 1,000 since 2016, with some constituencies reduced to less than 10 pharmacies to service the entire area, new research reveals.

PRIMARY CARE

GP scheme expanded to keep patients out of hospital

By Lee Peart 17 April 2025

A GP Advice and Guidance scheme is being expanded to treat more patients in community settings.

PRIMARY CARE

GP practice manager 'failed to pay' over £75,000 into staff pensions

By Liz Wells 15 April 2025

A GP practice manager who failed to pay more than £75,000 into the pension funds of staff at her surgery is facing seven years of bankruptcy restrictions. 

PRIMARY CARE

Lib Dems reveal 'stark postcode lottery' for GP appointments

By Liz Wells 10 April 2025

One in 10 waits for GP appointment were longer than a month in some areas, with a record 20.5 million waits of at least 28 days or longer last year, new data reveals.