The Latest Breaking News from Martin Marshall

UK must move towards disease prevention to save economy and NHS, says expert

Personalised ‘pre-NHS’ could stop onset of disease and offer health checks in places people live, work and socialise

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

Stress, exhaustion and 1,000 patients a day: the life of an English GP

Behind the outcry about waiting times lies the anxiety that our cherished GP system will soon collapse. We witness life on the frontline

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022

GPs in England to send suspected cancer patients directly for tests

Scheme starting this month is aimed at improving Britain’s poor record on early diagnosis

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022

New GP access plans will have ‘minimal impact’ on patients, doctors warn

The Royal College of GPs has accused the Health Secretary of not consulting on her new plans.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

GPs 'struggling to provide effective care' as they work 13-hour days

'The pressures are enormous and those pressures are a consequence of rising need'

Wales Online · Sep 18, 2022

GPs in ‘really tough’ situation as patient numbers rise, says RCGP chairman

Professor Martin Marshall said doctors were finding it hard to provide safe and effective care.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2022

Britain’s private healthcare boom — vital relief for the overstretched NHS or is the UK sleepwalking into privatisation?

The number of Londoners turning to private GPs has hit a record high, but critics warn it’s creating a two-tier system. Katie Strick speaks to doctors and patients on both sides of the UK’s widening healthcare gap

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

Full-time GPs in England at lowest level for five years

The NHS Digital data comes amid mounting concerns about the number of GPs needed to meet the rising demand for appointments.

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

NHS faces ‘disastrous’ shortfall of 10,000 GPs by 2030, report warns

New research predicts ‘disaterous’ shortfall of GPs in less than 10 years

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Falling NHS continuity of care poses ‘existential threat’ to patient safety

Britain’s top family doctor to warn of ‘most worrying crisis in decades’ with shrinking numbers of GPs and soaring demand

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022