Patients could find it even harder to see a GP after Labour's hike in National Insurance, health leaders warn
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Patients could find it even harder to see a GP after Labour's hike in National Insurance, health leaders warn

Daily Mail  

Patients could find it harder to see their GP because of the rise in national insurance - with 5million a month already unable to do so, health leaders warn. Dentists, pharmacists, social care providers and charities have also told of their fears that Rachel Reeves' rise from 13.8 per cent to 15 per cent could force them to close The study, based on an Office for National Statistics survey, showed that 22.4 million people tried to contact their GP in the previous 28 days Your browser does not support iframes. Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat's health and social care spokesperson, said: 'Millions of people across the country are already struggling to get a doctor's appointment, now the government's tax hikes risk making the GP crisis even worse. New analysis by the House of Commons Library reveals a quarter of people who contacted their GP surgery in the past month failed to get through on the day they called The Liberal Democrats are joining GPs in demanding the family doctors be made exempt from the employers' national insurance rise, warning that it is a 'tax on community care' 'GP surgeries will be hit with large bills and may have to cut staff, which will make an already bad situation even worse.'

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Doctors cry out for investment after survey finds GP access is top priority for patients
1 month ago

Doctors cry out for investment after survey finds GP access is top priority for patients

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “As it stands, GP teams are already delivering more consultations than ever before – 367 …

GP visits to become free for most under $8.5b 'legacy defining' Labor Medicare promise
1 month, 1 week ago

GP visits to become free for most under $8.5b 'legacy defining' Labor Medicare promise

ABC  

Labor is promising nine out of 10 GP visits will be free from out-of-pocket expenses by 2030 under a cornerstone pre-election pitch to voters struggling with rising healthcare costs. On top of 18 million extra bulk-billed GP visits per year, Labor is also promising 400 nursing scholarships and 2,000 new GP trainees a year by 2028. Doctors pitch plan to …

The doctor won't see you now: Just under half of standard medical appointments are now with a GP - as patients increasingly 'fobbed off' with other staff
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The doctor won't see you now: Just under half of standard medical appointments are now with a GP - as patients increasingly 'fobbed off' with other staff

Daily Mail  

Less than half of GP appointments are now actually with a doctor as patients are increasingly ‘fobbed off’ with other staff. Out of 329million GP appointments in England last year just 49 per cent were conducted by a GP Most consultations in general practice were led by nurses, pharmacists and physician associates for the first time last year This includes …

Difficult decisions for employers after national insurance hike, says minister
3 months, 1 week ago

Difficult decisions for employers after national insurance hike, says minister

The Independent  

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Minister says she understands pressures facing healthcare after NIC rise
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Minister says she understands pressures facing healthcare after NIC rise

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health minister Karin Smyth has said she understands “the real …

Streeting hints at help for health organisations hit by national insurance rise
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Streeting hints at help for health organisations hit by national insurance rise

The Independent  

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Less than half of patients can see their GP face to face - and a fifth can't even get hold of them, new data shows
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Less than half of patients can see their GP face to face - and a fifth can't even get hold of them, new data shows

Daily Mail  

Less than half of patients are given face-to-face GP appointments, new data suggests. And while the new data indicates that only 33.3 per cent of patients are able to see doctors on the same day they call, GP surgeries report this figure to be almost half. The survey of more than 100,000 people found that out of the 95,468 who …

Is the backlash against Reeves’s national insurance hike justified?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the backlash against Reeves’s national insurance hike justified?

The Independent  

It should probably come as no surprise that what the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, once described as “a tax on jobs” has turned out to be. In particular, the “secondary threshold” – the level at which employers become liable to pay national insurance on each employee’s salary – will come down from £9,100 per year to £5,000 per year. The health …

Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves faces backlash from GPs, care homes and hospices over national insurance hike
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves faces backlash from GPs, care homes and hospices over national insurance hike

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But while the NHS and the rest of the public …

Care providers will be pushed 'to the brink' by National Insurance hike, ministers warn
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Care providers will be pushed 'to the brink' by National Insurance hike, ministers warn

Daily Mail  

Care providers will be pushed 'to the brink' by the failure to exempt them from a national insurance rise, ministers have been warned. Chancellor Rachel Reeves was last night accused by leading industry figures of 'forgetting about care' in Labour's quest to revive the NHS Ms Reeves hiked NI contributions by 1.2p and reduced the salary threshold in order to …

Employer national insurance hike to slow hiring and wage growth, critics say
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Employer national insurance hike to slow hiring and wage growth, critics say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Chancellor has admitted that …

Queensland Labor promises 50 new bulk-billing GP clinics if Miles government is re-elected
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Queensland Labor promises 50 new bulk-billing GP clinics if Miles government is re-elected

ABC  

A re-elected Miles government would fund 50 new bulk-billing GP clinics somewhere in Queensland, the ALP has announced. But the AMA Queensland said Labor's commitment, while well-intentioned, "shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the pressures facing existing practices". LNP launches a $590m health pitch Photo shows crisafulli speaking The LNP has unveiled its $590 million health plan, but Labor has accused …

Concerns over rising GP costs
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Concerns over rising GP costs

ABC  

Sally Sara: Doctors are raising the alarm over rising out-of-pocket costs of visiting a general practitioner. Alexandra Humphries: Healthcare is an essential service, but for some Australians it's becoming harder to access. Nicole Higgins: What we're now seeing though is this discussion is that people are delaying care and the concern around delaying preventative care or getting something checked out …

Warning over GP appointments as number of doctors falls by more than one in seven in last decade
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Warning over GP appointments as number of doctors falls by more than one in seven in last decade

The Independent  

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Ten-minute appointments: It’s not surprising patients have unfinished business with their GP
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ten-minute appointments: It’s not surprising patients have unfinished business with their GP

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GP work-to-rule action will put ONE MILLION more patients into A&E, leaked documents show
7 months, 3 weeks ago

GP work-to-rule action will put ONE MILLION more patients into A&E, leaked documents show

Daily Mail  

GP industrial action could see more than a million extra patients pushed to A&E, leaked NHS documents show. Modelling drawn up by NHS England suggests the work-to-rule action could heap huge pressure on hospitals and pharmacies and cost more than half a billion pounds It comes as Wes Streeting yesterday labelled the decision 'unnecessary' arguing it was 'punishing patients', while …

More people waiting longer to see GP – NHS data
1 year, 1 month ago

More people waiting longer to see GP – NHS data

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That is why the Liberal Democrats are calling for a legal right for all …

Private hospital admissions soar as thousands seek tests through insurance
1 year, 3 months ago

Private hospital admissions soar as thousands seek tests through insurance

The Independent  

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Labour will pay GPs extra if they let patients see the doctor of their choice
1 year, 7 months ago

Labour will pay GPs extra if they let patients see the doctor of their choice

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The party is planning to end a “like it or lump it” approach to …

One in four GPs has private medical insurance amid worries about state of NHS – poll
1 year, 7 months ago

One in four GPs has private medical insurance amid worries about state of NHS – poll

The Independent  

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Public satisfaction with GP practices plummets to an all-time low
1 year, 8 months ago

Public satisfaction with GP practices plummets to an all-time low

Daily Mail  

More patients are turning to overcrowded A&Es for basic care after finding it increasingly difficult to secure a GP appointment, official figures reveal. Just seven in ten patients describe their overall experience of their GP practice as 'good' overall, which is the lowest in results going back to 2018, when it was 83.8 per cent. In 2021, 7.6 per cent …

Patients could be fined for missing GP appointments, health minister warns
1 year, 8 months ago

Patients could be fined for missing GP appointments, health minister warns

The Independent  

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Labour vows to ‘bring back the family doctor’
1 year, 11 months ago

Labour vows to ‘bring back the family doctor’

The Telegraph  

Labour will vow to “bring back the family doctor” as it warns that five million patients a month spend more than a fortnight waiting to see a GP. “We will bring back the family doctor and ensure patients can see the GP of their choice,” he said on Thursday night ahead of a speech in London. The shadow health secretary …

Sajid Javid says patients should be charged for GP and A&E visits
2 years, 2 months ago

Sajid Javid says patients should be charged for GP and A&E visits

The Independent  

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Average GP salary goes up by £10k in a year even though millions of patients can't get appointments
2 years, 6 months ago

Average GP salary goes up by £10k in a year even though millions of patients can't get appointments

Daily Mail  

Family doctors in England now pocket almost £112,000 a year on average, official data revealed today. Official figures show GPs' average pay spiked during the pandemic shooting up about £10,000 to almost £112,000 in the latest reporting period Record one in 10 NHS posts in England vacant, new data shows Around one in 10 full-time equivalent posts in the NHS …

Keep national insurance rise to boost social care wages, say Tory MPs
2 years, 8 months ago

Keep national insurance rise to boost social care wages, say Tory MPs

The Independent  

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England's GP crisis laid bare: A QUARTER of sick Britons have not seen a doctor in a year
2 years, 8 months ago

England's GP crisis laid bare: A QUARTER of sick Britons have not seen a doctor in a year

Daily Mail  

Half of sick Britons have not seen a GP in a year, stark official figures suggest. More than half of patients who needed an appointment in the 12 months to April failed to secure one, up from 42 per cent the previous year. Overall, the survey found 72 per cent of patients they had a good experience with their GP …

Boris Johnson defends ‘necessary and fair’ National Insurance rise
2 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson defends ‘necessary and fair’ National Insurance rise

The Telegraph  

The Prime Minister has defended the decision to hike up national insurance for millions of workers, arguing that the manifesto-breaking rise is "necessary, fair and responsible". From April 2023 onwards, the NI rate will decrease back to the 2021-22 level, with a new 1.25 per cent health and social care levy legally introduced. The UK Government predicts that the tax …

Boris Johnson defends tax hike as national insurance rise comes into force
2 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson defends tax hike as national insurance rise comes into force

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The levy is the necessary, fair and responsible next step, providing our health and …

One GP for every 2,000 patients in England, survey finds
3 years, 5 months ago

One GP for every 2,000 patients in England, survey finds

The Independent  

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Exclusive: GPs’ pay to be increased for online consultations
3 years, 7 months ago

Exclusive: GPs’ pay to be increased for online consultations

The Telegraph  

GPs will receive pay boosts for carrying out online consultations under an NHS deal, as new data show the number of face-to-face consultations is falling. In May, health officials promised to abandon a system of “total triage”, introduced during the Covid pandemic, which meant patients seeking appointments had to first undergo an online or phone assessment. Overall, the total number …

That's why it's so hard to see your GP: Patient numbers at doctors' surgeries rise by a THIRD
5 years, 8 months ago

That's why it's so hard to see your GP: Patient numbers at doctors' surgeries rise by a THIRD

Daily Mail  

Patient numbers at GP surgeries have risen by up to a third in only two years. In Swale, Kent, the number of patients per GP has surged 31 per cent, from 2,716 to 3,553 over the two years. Swindon and Kent's south coast have both seen a 30 per cent rise while 23 other health districts have had increases of …

Almost half of UK GPs plan to retire in next five years, study shows
6 years, 1 month ago

Almost half of UK GPs plan to retire in next five years, study shows

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The proportion of GPs looking to quit or retire within five years rose to 42.1 …

Paramedics given power to issue prescriptions amid growing pressures on GP services
6 years, 11 months ago

Paramedics given power to issue prescriptions amid growing pressures on GP services

The Independent  

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Health insurance tax hike pushes 200,000 people from private cover to NHS, research finds
7 years, 4 months ago

Health insurance tax hike pushes 200,000 people from private cover to NHS, research finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A tax hike on health …

Millions finding it harder to get a GP appointment, new analysis shows
7 years, 7 months ago

Millions finding it harder to get a GP appointment, new analysis shows

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Labour review of patient data in England found more people finding it difficult to …

Theresa May vows to push ahead with 7-day GP services to take pressure off A&E departments
8 years, 2 months ago

Theresa May vows to push ahead with 7-day GP services to take pressure off A&E departments

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly half – 46 per cent – of GP surgeries were still closing at some …

Rural patients waiting up to eight weeks to see a GP, doctors use new methods to provide care
9 years ago

Rural patients waiting up to eight weeks to see a GP, doctors use new methods to provide care

ABC  

Patients in rural Australia with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, are waiting as long as eight weeks to get an appointment with a GP. Key points: Patients may wait up to eight weeks to see the doctor of their choice in rural and regional areas Patients having to travel four hours a day for specialist appointments GP clinic in Scone, …

Commission of Audit proposals for Medicare shake-up worry health industry
10 years, 10 months ago

Commission of Audit proposals for Medicare shake-up worry health industry

ABC  

The Commission of Audit recommendations would signal the end of Medicare and fail to help patients, health care industry representatives say. Proposals include: A $15 payment for all Medicare services including visiting the GP, blood tests and scans Prescription costs to rise to almost $42 Expansion of private health insurance to cover GP visits. "I think the recommendations have been …

Victims of sex trafficking 'at risk' over NHS charging plans
11 years, 8 months ago

Victims of sex trafficking 'at risk' over NHS charging plans

The Independent  

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'Patchy' GP care failing patients, study warns
14 years ago

'Patchy' GP care failing patients, study warns

The Independent  

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