Government plans to offer a 2.5% pay increase for doctors in 2026/27 threaten a real-terms pay cut and show a 'profound disregard' for the medical profession, the BMA has warned.

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GP practice appointments in September were up 7% compared with last year - as data confirmed an early spike in the flu season that has now passed baseline epidemic levels in children and NHS officials ...

The GMC has announced an overhaul of its guidance on raising patient safety concerns, after polling this year found trainee ...

GPs' industrial dispute with the government over online consultation systems has scuppered progress on contract reform and the profession's leaders have been excluded from a review of the outdated ...

BMA Scotland has accepted a funding package worth an extra £531m for general practice over three years, moving the profession ...

The vast majority of GPs and practice managers say the financial position of their practice is unchanged or has deteriorated despite the £1.1bn GP contract deal for 2025/26, polling by GPonline ...

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Sessional GPs should be guaranteed pay uplifts in line with Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) advice under a revised GP contract, a BMA committee has said.

The government's 10-year health plan and the move to neighbourhoods are the ‘single biggest’ financial challenge facing GP practices this year, a leading accountant has warned.

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Government plans new target for GPs to offer urgent patients same-day appointments The government has proposed introducing a new target for 90% of clinically urgent patients to receive a same-day GP ...