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James Murray appointed new health secretary
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GP practice nurses earn less than hospital colleagues
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ICBs receive powers to vary PCN contracts locally to develop neighbourhood services
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Government rejects call to overhaul childhood vaccination programme
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UK LMC conference to vote on plans for taking GPs outside NHS
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DWP proposes 60% fee increase for GP factual reports
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General Practice Awards 2026 now open for entries
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GP partners approached by Operose with offers to take over their practices
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Cuts to GPs’ SMS funding could lead to missed vaccinations, GP leader tells Lords
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GPs advised to demand consultant’s GMC number when referral is turned into A&G
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RSV maternal vaccine cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85%
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Primary care minister refuses to rule out non-doctors rejecting GP referrals
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Next Government must urgently address GP underemployment, says BMA Scotland
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Single-word ratings linked to GP suicide concerns in CQC consultation report
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Government will ‘decide later this year’ whether to end Palantir NHS contract
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GP practices to choose from ‘menu’ of options to access new workforce funding
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GPs report vaccine boost in response to Kent meningitis outbreak
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GP practice finance manager jailed after £450,000 fraud
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Streeting-commissioned ADHD audit finds rising diagnoses do not match prevalence
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Global sum increases by 5.4% for GP practices in 2026/27
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RCGP chair to speak at joint GP and pharmacy conference
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Government to invest £1bn as part of pandemic readiness strategy
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PCN DES confirms footprints will need to change to align with neighbourhoods
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Government announces first 27 neighbourhood health centres
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Health secretary urges GPs not to take collective action
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GPs in England vote overwhelmingly to reject imposed contract changes
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Government to consult on GMC gaining new powers over MPTS decisions
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Sharp rise in young people saying ill health is keeping them out of work or training
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Neighbourhood contracts to be developed in the next financial year, says NHS England
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GP practices across England asked to give MenB vaccine to Kent students who returned home
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Northern Ireland GP leaders declare ‘no confidence’ in health minister
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Northern Ireland GP leaders to consider referendum on ‘leaving the NHS’
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GMC and RCGP call for Northern Irish GP workforce strategy improvements
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LMCs demand ‘greater transparency’ as ARRS used to ‘exploit’ early-career GPs
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Third of GPs ‘unlikely’ to work in general practice in five years, warns RCGP
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GPs invited to new free event aimed at collaboration with pharmacists
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GP leaders vote to boycott neighbourhood plans not led by practices
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LMCs back undated contract resignations as part of collective action
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Government ‘ignored’ BMA request to be involved in GP funding review, says GPC chair
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England LMCs vote in favour of GPs refusing online access compliance
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ICBs urged to consider decommissioning services from GP practices
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Northern Ireland Government confirms 4% DDRB pay uplift for GPs
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GP practices advised to ensure support for neurodiverse staff amid discrimination claims
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GPs should be incentivised to take on more ADHD care, taskforce recommends
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Patients needing time-sensitive surgery given access to weight-loss jabs in Wales
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BMA changes advice on when GP practices can redirect to NHS 111
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GP fit notes should be replaced by employer-funded assessment, says Government review
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Vaping overtakes smoking in Britain for first time
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Streeting tells ‘lagging’ GP practices to ‘get on board’ amid 50% online requests increase
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Government spells out commitment to ‘substantive GMS reform’ in DDRB evidence
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‘Copperfield has it dead wrong about the dentist model for general practice’
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Patients using AI to send legal letters to GP practices, says indemnity provider
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Divide between primary and secondary care is ‘absolute nonsense’, says NHSE chief
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Government to keep focus on GP access, says new health secretary
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Fear of complaints push 79% of GPs to practise ‘defensive medicine’
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