DOCTORS are putting lives at risk by failing to see patients in person, with hundreds of practices now carrying out the majority of consultations remotely, we can reveal. Shocking statistics …
PATIENTS will needlessly be stuck in hospital for Christmas owing to the junior doctors’ strike, an NHS chief has warned. Their 72-hour walkout ended yesterday — but their return to …
GP surgeries have told patients to wait until after doctors’ strikes if they want an appointment. Junior doctors finish the first of two strikes on Saturday and walk out again …
AS JUNIOR doctors in England walk out for a second day this week, NHS chiefs have urged Brits to only go to A&E for “serious or life threatening emergencies”. In …
NINE out of ten doctors have rejected plans to increase the use of physician associates in the NHS, with 87 per cent fearing they pose a risk to patients. And …
PAYMENTS from the NHS to families of patients who died due to botched care have more than doubled in seven years. A record 1,101 successful fatality claims against the NHS …
STRIKING junior doctors will plunge hospitals into chaos for the second Christmas running. They are set to walk out for three full days from 7am on December 20 after talks …
JUNIOR doctors in England will strike for nine days over Christmas and New Year in an ongoing row over pay. The British Medical Association (BMA) said the government had failed …
THOUSANDS of women in England will be able to get their contraceptive pill at their local pharmacy without having to see their GP first. From next month, they’ll be able …
GETTING to see a doctor can be so difficult many patients have been heading to A&E with ailments a GP could deal with. NHS data has recorded an almost 80 …