GP surgeries

The Easter holidays will impact the opening hours of your doctor's surgery.

Are GPs open over the Easter weekend? What to do if you get sick

Runnymede is at the bottom of the list

Area with least GPs in England revealed

Free health checks are set to be offered to thousands of office workers by the NHS in a new drive to prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Workers to be weighed at office as part of NHS 'Health MoTs'

GP practises and pharmacies across the UK have been caught up in the global IT outage (Photo: Pexel, Pixabay)

GPs and pharmacies across UK hit by CrowdStrike outage

(Photo: Ben Bauer/PA Wire)

Global IT outage disrupts airlines, banks and appointments: what to do

Dr Laurence Buckman writes a prescription at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London.

Always seeing the same GP is better for your health

Earwax removal has traditionally been available on the NHS via GP surgeries. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

"Postcode lottery" over GPs removing earwax

Priory Medical Group staff have been threatened over the phone and in-person at GP practices. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

GPs are getting death threats from disgruntled patients

NHS ambulances parked outside the accident and emergency (A&E) department of St Thomas' Hospital in central London. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

A&E waiting times worsen due to hiccups, sore throats and nosebleeds

People are turning to Dr Google instead of going to a GP. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

The most Googled health myths - including hiccups and ADHD

Gatehouse at Merton Hall. Built in 1613. Credit: Adrian S Pye

The best areas in the UK to retire to according to Which?

Conditions like asthma and COPD are being "drastically overlooked" a charity has said. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

NHS sorry after 24,000 letters to GPs may not have been sent

Natasha, Nick and Harry Hewitt

Medical negligence contributed towards "tragic" death of Sheffield mum

A patient is administered the first Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in London at Croydon University Hospital in December 2020 (Photo Dan Charity - Pool/Getty Images)

Early Covid vaccine rollout amidst new variant concerns - how to book

With these new powers, GPs will be putting these patients through the NHS system much quicker.

GPs change how they handle heart problems to treat patients faster

GPs say that NHS waiting lists are "too long". (Picture: PA Wire)

One in four GPs are using private medical insurance amid NHS concerns

These GP surgeries have the highest 'Poor' ratings in England, according to the 2023 GP Patient Survey.

The 15 worst doctor surgeries in England, according to huge GP survey
The annual GP Patient Survey 2023 has revealed the doctor surgeries with the lowest patient satisfaction ratings.
Aimee Stanton

The British Medical Association said GP practices are under huge pressure. Image: NationalWorld

The best and worst NHS GPs in England – chosen by you

A quarter of GPs said their practice was at risk of closing (Photo: Getty Images)

GPs warn practices may close as staff face ‘insurmountable’ pressures

GP surgeries must give patients an appointment or referral the first time they call under the terms of a new NHS contract (Photo: Adobe)

Patients must now get GP slot first time they call to end 8am rush

How busy is my GP surgery? See how your local practice compares

Search for your local GP practice in our interactive tables.

Every GP practice in England and Scotland as rated by patients

The cytosponge test can be offered to some people as an alternative to endoscopy and can be used to check Barrett’s Oesophagus patients for signs of cancer.

The 10-minute test which can help detect oesophageal cancer early

There is huge and mounting pressure on the NHS (Photo: Getty)

There is nothing ‘sustainable’ about the current pressure on NHS staff

The NHS is investing millions to improve patient access to GPs (Photo: Shutterstock)

Annual salary of UK GPs as face-to-face appointments to get boost

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Inclisiran: the new anti cholesterol drug being offered on the NHS

Three-quarters of adults in the UK have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Three-quarters of UK adults have received both doses of Covid vaccine

As the vaccination programme progresses, plans are in place to begin vaccinating people with Covid boosters during the autumn and winter months (Graphic: Mark Hall)

When could Covid vaccine boosters be rolled out and will vaccines be mixed?
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended that certain groups are prioritised for the booster jabs
Helen Johnson

The rollout of the scheme will be pushed back until 1 September (Photo: Shutterstock)

NHS data sharing scheme will be delayed following privacy concerns

Festival Republic said testing could be the solution to the return of mass events (Photo: Gett Images)

Businesses and organisers react to ‘utterly pointless’ plans for Covid passports