New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.

Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted.

Scotland's doctors have claimed a £290m funding gap for GP surgeries threatens the future of the NHS. The British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland said GPs' share of the health service budget has ...

Family doctors in England are deeply divided on the issue of assisted dying, BBC research on plans to legalise the practice suggests. The findings give a unique insight into how strongly many GPs feel ...

More doctors and patients are turning to the private sector as demand increases pressure on the NHS.

The navigation system of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference, the European Commission has said. A spokesperson said the "GPS jamming" happened ...

Dr Frances O'Hagan urged Mike Nesbitt to open the door to renegotiate this year's pay deal The head of the British Medical Association's (BMA) General Practice Committee has called on the Health ...

Wes Streeting ahead of his speech at the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool The health secretary has urged GPs in England to end collective action and warned it will "only punish patients".

Hundreds of GPs across England have told the BBC they think mental health problems are being over-diagnosed. One commonly-held view by family doctors, our research suggests, is that society tends to ...