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PRIMARY CARE

GPs prepare for collective action in Northern Ireland

By Lee Peart 29 July 2025

GPs in Northern Ireland are taking collective action this week in a bid to win more funding for general practice.

ICB

Outstanding GP practice 'embraced learning and innovation'

By Lee Peart 25 July 2025

A Hull GP practice that ‘embraced learning and innovation’ has been rated outstanding by the CQC.

DHSC

Government recruits more than 2,000 extra GPs

By Liz Wells 24 July 2025

An extra 2,000 GPs have been hired nationwide since October, delivering millions more appointments across the country, says DHSC.

PRIMARY CARE

Call for better regulation of health self-tests

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

A call has been made for the much greater regulation of health self-tests after researchers found significant concerns.

NHS professionals to be trained on ME and chronic fatigue syndrome

By Liz Wells 22 July 2025

NHS healthcare professionals in England are to receive new training to be better able to support patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and ME.

PREVENTION

Healthcare professionals doubt NHS' ability to provide ongoing care for weight loss jabs

By Liz Wells 21 July 2025

More than 90% of healthcare professionals doubt the NHS can provide safe, ongoing care for patients on weight loss jabs, new research reveals.

LEGAL

Lost in the system

By Lee Peart 18 July 2025

The Government must streamline primary care or see neighbourhood health centres fail, writes Katie Collin, partner at specialist medical accountancy firm Ramsay Brown LLP.

NHS CHARITIES TOGETHER

Patients with long-term conditions to be referred to specialist charities

By Liz Wells 17 July 2025

Patients with long-term conditions will be automatically referred to specialist charities at the point of diagnosis, under a new service unveiled by the government.