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‘Sorrow and joy’ as BBC soap Doctors says goodbye after more than two decades
The show began airing in 2000.
One in 20 GP appointments performed online or by video in August
The figure has been rising steadily for much of the past year-and-a-half.
Indian doctors demand tougher laws after colleague raped and killed at hospital
The protesting doctors say the assault highlights the vulnerability of medics and healthcare workers in hospitals and medical campuses across India.
Doctors call for extra funding to end the ‘8am scramble’ for appointments
Health Secretary Wes Streeting pledged to end the morning rush for patients to book appointments.
Report into doctors’ workplace conditions makes for ‘depressing reading’
The BMA say doctors in Northern Ireland face ‘considerably worse’ conditions than elsewhere in the UK
Doctors cutting back hours to protect wellbeing, says regulator
Experts said some doctors feel it is the only way they can deliver safe care.
What does collective action by GPs mean for patients?
More than 8,500 family doctors took part in a ballot by the British Medical Association.
GPs told ‘don’t punish patients’ as ballot result looms
The last time GPs took collective action was in 1964.
What’s a physician associate and can I ask for a doctor instead?
Patients should be able to request to see a specific doctor at their local surgery, say experts.
Streeting ‘optimistic’ about bringing junior doctors’ dispute to an end
The Health and Social Care Secretary met with medics on Tuesday.