Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba is free to practise without conditions again after the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service delivered its verdict today

Leicester GP Dr Ebrahim Mulla argues that GPs should be paid more to boost retention and limit the need for non-medical health professionals

Tributes have been paid to two further GPs who have died with Covid-19, bringing the total number of GPs lost to the pandemic to 16.

Columnist Dr Katie Musgrave on the medicalisation of normal life - and, crucially, how it's destroying the NHS

The ‘substitution’ of GPs with ‘non-doctors’ is resulting in more patients being sent to A&E, according to a former NHS England director.

A group of doctors, including some GPs, has begun legal proceedings against the GMC based on their inaction on scientific misinformation, particularly around Covid-19 vaccines.

The BMA’s GP Committee for England has called for an immediate pause on all recruitment of physician associates (PAs) across general practice.

Dr Heather Ryan responds to a Tweet from Norfolk & Waveney ICS that suggested patients with abdominal pain might see a physician associate

NHS England will develop a course on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) to counter ‘dismissive attitudes'

GPs have told Pulse that they regularly travel up to four hours a day to get locum work amid a shortages of shifts available.

The GMC has overturned the suspension of Dr Manjula Arora after it decided the dishonesty test was 'incorrectly' applied.

Dr Ellie Cannon says a change in the psyche of the country has led to unrealistic expectations and patients wanting things yesterday

The RCGP has removed details of a physician associate (PA) working in general practice following criticism from doctors online.

The ‘substitution’ of GPs with ‘non-doctors’ is resulting in more patients being sent to A&E, according to a former NHS England director.

Deaths in England and Wales are 20% higher than the five-year average for this time of year, latest figures show.

Two-thirds of junior doctors do not think the NHS will survive the next 10 years, according to a new BMA survey.

GPs have 'never delivered more phenomenal value for money' than right now, the chair of the BMA's GP Committee for England has said

People aged 38-39 will be able to book appointments for Covid vaccination from tomorrow, according to a bulletin from NHS Digital.

GP workload shifted to Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) staff is being 'left incomplete' due to a lack of knowledge and skill.

Almost half of GPs said that the fear of being investigated due to incidents arising from staff shortages is affecting their mental health.

The Government should prioritise GP hubs for limited Covid vaccine supplies, rather than having vulnerable elderly travel to mass vaccination centres, the BMA has suggested.

March saw GPs in England deliver the highest number of patient consultations since records began, NHS Digital has revealed.

Exclusive GPs must take a stand against their mounting workload amid the worst burnout crisis she has ever seen, former RCGP chair Professor Dame Clare Gerada has said.

Heart disease is one of the main driving factors in an ongoing increased level of excess deaths seen since the pandemic, particularly in middle-aged adults, an analysis of UK data concluded.

Retired GP Dr Shaun Meehan calls on all doctors who criticise physician associates to stop as it is harmful to their mental health

The GP bashing has ramped up this week, and here's what editor Jaimie Kaffash has to say

NHS 111 has been asking GP practices in Wessex to take on extra patients beyond agreed slots, according to local medical committees.

Former NICE and RCGP chair Sir David Haslam discusses the development of chronic disease management and prevention

Dr Burnt Out on why thousands of locum GPs are now unemployed thanks to the rise of cheaper ARRS staff taking their place

A GP practice has stopped offering a face-to-face reception after staff suffered 'excessive verbal abuse and physical intimidation'.

Editor Jaimie Kaffash argues that the true problem with increased use of PAs is being misunderstood

General practice funding and GP numbers are associated with higher life expectancy of patients, research has found.

Pharmacists are not a substitute and must not be seen as ‘GPs on the cheap’, the chair of the RCGP has warned.  

Welsh health chiefs have taken a swipe at NHS England's controversial package of support for GPs.

There is insufficient evidence to justify the use of most antidepressants that are currently prescribed for chronic pain, reviewers found.

The proportion of GPs struggling with workload doubled in 2021, a report from the General Medical Council (GMC) has found.

The Government promised to stop patients being sent back to GPs where they need an onward referral from one consultant to another.

The lack of investment in general practice is ‘one of the most significant policy failures of the past 30 years’, said the King's Fund.

ICBs should ensure there are ‘formal escalation routes’ in place for GPs after 25 daily clinical contacts, the BMA has said in new guidance.

Editor Jaimie Kaffash says the only way the Government can solve the GP recruitment crisis is by increasing funding to practices

England’s local medical committees want GPs to be judged against ‘good enough’ standards rather than NICE's 'unrealistic gold standards'. 

A Surrey GP practice is making three GPs redundant due to 'new ways of working', including virtual appointments and the use of ARRS staff.

Vulnerable GPs and practice staff should now be prioritised for Covid vaccination, NHS England has said.

GPs' working lives are being made worse, drip by drip, and now is the time to take action, says Dr David Turner

GP workload shifted to Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) staff is being 'left incomplete' due to a lack of knowledge and skill.

Exclusive: The BMA's GP Committee in England is preparing for industrial action as another contract imposition looks likely, Pulse can reveal.

The BMA’s Annual Representative Meeting has passed a no confidence vote for the GMC, and will now call for its leadership's dismissal.

Doctors with burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents, a large study has found.

A union for physician associates (PAs) has warned GP practices implementing the BMA’s scope of practice of potential legal consequences. 

GPC England has voted down the Government's offer of a 1.9% funding uplift at its meeting today, instructing negotiators to continue talks.

Columnist Dr David Turner says secondary care needs to tell GPs what is wrong with the patient instead of just saying what is not

GPs cannot and are not required to provide waiting list advice to patients beyond the point of referral, Northern Ireland’s Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) has said in a report published today

Health secretary Sajid Javid pulled out of the RCGP’s annual conference today after the Government and NHS published its GP ‘rescue plan’.

A vast majority of doctors - 91% - want face masks to remain compulsory in healthcare settings when Covid restrictions are lifted on 19 June, a large BMA survey has revealed.

The Government has announced pay rises of at least 6% for NHS staff, with the offer including junior doctors.

GPs are providing a ‘remarkable’ number of appointments and are often overlooked, according to NHS England’s chair. 

The majority of doctors believe that the way physician associates (PAs) work ‘present a significant risk to patient safety’, says the BMA.

Almost half of GPs said that the fear of being investigated due to incidents arising from staff shortages is affecting their mental health.

More than four in ten GPs say their workload has increased as a result of people using more private healthcare.

NHS England will develop a course on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) to counter ‘dismissive attitudes'

NHS England's approach of offering patients a choice of getting vaccinated at a local GP or mass vaccination site is 'unnecessary duplication', say GPs.

The BMA has written to the Telegraph in response to Allison Pearson’s ‘completely unfair’ column, which suggested GPs deserve abuse

Exclusive An LMC has advised practices ‘not to participate in any aspect’ of NHS England’s measures to improve access to general practice.

GPs have shared their intense frustration over the failure of the Government and NHS leaders to defend them against media attacks