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he 2023 GP Patient Survey (GPPS) has revealed that satisfaction with access to primary care it at an all-time low.

Significant numbers of older people are finding it difficult to access the support they need from their GP, according to a new report from Age UK.

There is a clear flaw in the way that BMI categorises people into ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ weight groups. So, is it time to start using a new method to measure overweight and obesity in clinical practice?

A new breast cancer study is to examine why women from ethnic minority backgrounds may be less likely to take up invitations for breast screening.

The government has announced a pay rise for all public sector workers, including GPs and GP trainees, after accepting recommendations of the independent pay review bodies for 2023-24.

Newborn health checks for Black, Asian and ethnic minority babies need immediate revision, according to the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

Fibromyalgia may be linked to a heightened risk of death as a result of vulnerability to accidents, infections, and especially suicide, according to new research.

Junior doctors in England have urged the government to reopen negotiations about pay restoration in order to end the five-day industrial action that got underway this morning.

Globally, dietary factors are responsible for about one in five deaths. GPs can play an important and active role in supporting patients living with obesity or undernutrition to lower their risk of serious health complications. This white paper explores this topic in more detail.

The NHS will offer the shingles vaccine to roughly one million more people from September 2023 after trials showed the vaccine was highly effective and safe for older and immunocompromised people.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults in the UK.

Two weight loss drugs are being investigated by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) following reports that some patients taking the medication experience suicidal thoughts or thoughts of self-injury.

Only six out of ten junior doctors would feel confident about reporting discrimination without fear of adverse consequences, according to a report by the GMC.

Almost 60% of patients who took the preventative migraine treatment fremanezumab (Ajovy) achieved a 50% reduction in monthly migraine days.

Doctors at the British Medical Association’s annual conference in Liverpool have voted through a motion highlighting the “public health epidemic” of vaping.