More than half of GP practices say that changes to online access had an adverse impact on patient care and staff, according to a British Medical Association (BMA) survey.
Changes to the GP contract, which…
Doctors’ leaders have voted in favour of GP practices refusing to comply with the requirement to make online consultation tools available throughout core hours.
Changes to the GP contract, which came into effect on 1…
Care minister Stephen Kinnock held a call with integrated care board (ICB) leaders to identify areas that are struggling to roll out online access to primary care and discuss how the government can support…
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NHS England has announced that millions more people are using online consultation requests to contact their GP practice each month.
Figures show 6.5 million online consultation requests were submitted to GPs in September 2025, up…
GP practices must keep their online consultation tools running throughout core hours from today, allowing patients to request appointments, ask questions and describe symptoms online.
The changes to the GP contract come into effect from…
The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling for the government to implement safeguards to prevent GP practices being overwhelmed by changes to online consultation access.
Under changes to the GP contract, announced in February 2025, practices…
The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that allowing patients to book online GP appointments throughout the day could cause a spike in doctors’ workloads and create waiting lists.
Under changes to the GP contract…
Online and video GP consultations reached a peak in August 2024 with 5% of patients seen virtually, according to NHS England data.
An analysis by the PA news agency found that the proportion of GP…
Global healthcare AI firm Huma has announced its acquisition of GP online consultation and digital triage startup eConsult for an undisclosed amount.
The announcement follows a $80 million (£60m) Series D funding round in July…
New patient safety guidance from NHS England says that primary care’s IT systems should include clinical decision making support and automatically flag patient safety issues.
The ‘Primary care patient safety strategy’, published by NHSE on…
