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Primary care network partners with AI health support provider

By Lee Peart 08 April 2026

Warrington Innovation Network (WIN) primary care network (PCN) has partnered with digital health provider Aide Health to roll out an AI-powered support system.

PRIMARY CARE

Out of hours GP service rated outstanding

By Lee Peart 08 April 2026

HealthHero has been rated outstanding overall for the third time by the CQC for its integrated urgent care service in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.

COMMUNITY

Scottish Conservatives promise 48-hour family doctor access

By Lee Peart 08 April 2026

A GP appointment within 48 hours has been promised by the Scottish Conservatives.

PRIMARY CARE

GPs asked to cut hospital referrals by 25%

By Lee Peart 30 March 2026

GPs are being asked to cut referrals by 25% under a scheme that becomes mandatory on 1 April.

PRIMARY CARE

GPs carry out a record 388m appointments

By Lee Peart 26 March 2026

GPs carried out a record 388m appointments in the last year, up 8.3m on the previous year, it has been revealed.

COMMUNITY

Number of people contacting GP online soars

By Liz Wells 10 March 2026

GPs in the North West have seen a sharp rise in people accessing their support via online forms, new data reveals.

INTEGRATED CARE

NHS England confirms commissioning transfer delay to ICBs

By Lee Peart 09 March 2026

NHS England has confirmed a one-year delay in the transfer of some commissioning functions to ICBs to April 2027.

INTEGRATED CARE

Hospital to offer GP services

By Lee Peart 05 March 2026

GP services are to be offered at Ellen Badger Hospital in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire.

COMMUNITY

GPs and patients call for end to NHS 'maze'

By Liz Wells 24 February 2026

The Royal College of GPs and the Patients Association are calling for the NHS to be easier to navigate, for improved access to GP care and continuity.

COMMUNITY

Scottish Government unveils further details about GP walk-in clinics

By Liz Wells 24 February 2026

Patients seeking access to GP-led care without an appointment are to benefit from a total of 16 planned centres across Scotland, First Minister John Swinney has announced.

GP CONTRACT

GP contract changes aim to protect more children from deadly viruses

By Liz Wells 23 February 2026

The government has unveiled changes to the GP contract in a bid to protect thousands more children across the country from deadly and highly infectious diseases.