The Latest Breaking News from GPS

Co-op in Nottinghamshire puts meat in GPS tracked security cases

It has been baffling shoppers

Nottingham Post · Jul 7, 2022

Lanarkshire doctors' surgery reduced to emergency service only amid GP shortage crisis

Patients have been told to "consider whether it is necessary" to see a doctor as a reduced service is introduced at the Rutherglen surgery, with the NHS warning there are pressures on GPs across Scotland.

Glasgow Live · Jul 7, 2022

Geraldton GPs struggling to stay in business as Inflation and competition bite

A Geraldton GP says increasing costs of doing business and competition from online set-ups may lead to fewer doctors in regional areas.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

'Our pay hasn't gone up in years and we keep being asked to do more' - why GPs like me could be about to strike

'We’re all struggling in the hours we already do. We’re all already working all of the time'

Manchester Evening News · Jul 3, 2022

Is your smartphone ruining your memory? A special report on the rise of ‘digital amnesia’

‘I can’t remember anything’ is a common complaint these days. But is it because we rely so heavily on our smartphones? And do the endless alerts and distractions stop us forming new memories?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

The Observer view on Britain’s shortage of GPs

At a time when the country’s population needs more care than ever, we are training far fewer doctors than we should

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

Food delivery drivers fired after ‘cut-price’ GPS app sent them on ‘impossible’ routes

Couriers who deliver for Just Eat were sacked by email and wrongly accused of taking ‘excessive detours’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2022

Doctors' meagre 65 cent rise in Medicare consultation rebate 'insulting'

GPs are warning a marginal pay rise could further accelerate the loss of doctors from rural and regional Australia after a Medicare rebate increase left them with just 65 cents more for a bulk-billed appointment.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

New rules for taking time off work with sick note shake up

Until now only GPs had the power to authorise absence from work

Liverpool Echo · Jul 1, 2022

Nurses can now write fit notes in bid to relieve pressure on GPs

Nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can now certify fit notes, as well as doctors.

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2022