National systems designed to make booking GP appointments more accessible for patients are having the opposite effect, a ...

Centrally imposed systems for booking GP appointments and the effort needed to keep them working to improve access for patients is having the opposite effect, according to new research led by the ...

Patients will be able to get a non-urgent GP appointment within two weeks and a same-day urgent slot under new plans unveiled by the Health Secretary. Therese Coffey has pledged to use data so that ...

Government-imposed policies on online GP access are taking staff away from work that would be ‘more effective’, according to ...

Improving access to GP services has emerged as the top priority for the National Health Service (NHS) among UK adults, according to a recent survey by the Health Foundation. The findings highlight a ...

Four in five GP practices in England are now giving patients access to their new health records online, NHS England announced this week. The primary care access recovery plan, announced in May this ...

Researchers at Keele University have found that the attitudes of GPs, and having access to GPs, can play a crucial role for young people who self-harm in deciding whether to seek help. The researchers ...

The NHS, working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care, has today published a blueprint for improving access to GP appointments for patients alongside supporting GPs and their teams.

The new clinic in Edinburgh is the first of 15, which will be open seven days a week.