The GMC is ‘close’ to eliminating disproportionate referrals of ethnic minority doctors, its chief executive has said.

Copperfield reflects on a recent inquest and asks whether the wrong lessons are being drawn about GPs' role in emergency referrals ...

GPs across England have been told to refuse new shared care agreements as part of collective action organised by the BMA.

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The RCGP has acknowledged ‘challenges’ in information sharing between primary and secondary care following the death of an eight-year-old boy who was discharged from hospital after a GP referred him ...

Resident doctors, including GP registrars, have accepted the Government’s offer on pay and conditions, bringing an end to strike action. The BMA said that 53% of eligible members voted in favour of ...

A proposed amendment to the Health Bill would require GPs to see any patient seeking an appointment within seven days of requesting one. The Health Bill – which contains legislation to create the ...

Patients in 12 areas of the UK will have easier access to weight-loss medication in a new obesity pilot funded by the Government and the manufacturer of tirzepatide (Mounjaro). The £85m Obesity ...

Exclusive: There has been an increase in GP fitness-to-practise cases being closed at triage without further action, new GMC data has revealed. Exclusive freedom of information (FOI) data obtained by ...

The new ‘online hospital’ patients can be referred to from next year will not create more workload for general practice, and GPs will be consulted on its referral pathways, one of the trust’s ...