June Lord Darzi is announced as the new minister responsible for general practice. Stephen Kinnock MP has been moved to a new ...

As 2024 draws to a close, Pulse looks at the big issues in general practice this year, such as the implementation and ...

GPs are seeing an average of 31 patient contacts each day, which is down from the average of 37 reported last year.

Doctors leaders have continued to raise safety concerns, as GMC regulation of physician associates (PAs) officially began today. The BMA said the Government’s decision to ‘press ahead’ with GMC ...

For a bit of fun in the lead-up to Christmas we are asking if you can help diagnose some seasonal ailments in our Quizmas picture quiz. Starting us off are a sleepy Santa and a sore elf. Visit Pulse ...

NHS England has enlisted the services of an AI company to help identify patients at high risk of A&E attendance and hospital referrals by GPs. During a three-year programme, ‘advanced AI screening’ ...

One GP shares their story about the personal and financial cost of a broken primary care model, highlighting the unique position of general practice in the NHS In 2015, after 12 years as partner of a ...

The move of hundreds of GP practice IT systems from EMIS to Vision has been put on hold due to upstream financial problems. IT provider Cegedim announced that its British subsidiary In Practice ...

GP and respiratory expert Dr Andrew Whittamore outlines the key updates in new joint NICE/BTS/SIGN asthma guidelines and advises on how best to implement the changes NICE has worked with BTS and SIGN ...

UK public health officials have issued a winter virus warning as flu positivity levels jumped from 11.6% to 17.1% in a week, with hospitalisations rising steeply. An alert from the UK Health Security ...

The number of UK medical school students from the most deprived areas has more than doubled over the past decade, with potential positive impact on GP numbers down the line, a report has said. The ...

The current GP funding formula must be replaced with a new ‘needs-based’ system, taking into account younger populations living in deprived areas, an influential think-tank has recommended. The ...