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Cancer diagnoses have been missed or delayed because of a system designed for GPs to seek specialist advice before referring patients to hospital, according to an…

Patients in a South Yorkshire town are frustrated by an AI GP receptionist not understanding their “broad accents”, a health watchdog has said.Healthwatch Rotherham, a local…

Young women in England who later develop breast cancer are not being referred for early tests or preventive treatment because current guidelines used by GPs miss…

GPs in England are so “overloaded” that they cannot help older people who are at risk of falling in what NHS bosses accept is an unacceptable…

GPs and hospitals will be required to share patient data under legislation to be announced in the king’s speech on Wednesday.Legislation to create a single patient…

March 12, 20265 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWhy ships in the Strait of Hormuz can’t trust their navigation screensGPS spoofing is distorting vessel positions…

Almost a quarter of GPs are seeing children aged four or under who are obese, according to a survey of UK family doctors.The “alarming” research also…

Credit: Ian Dagnall/AlamyUS mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers…

Millions of patients in England will this week be urged to ask their GP to think again if they have not had a diagnosis for their…

GPs are not to blame for A&E attendances (Huge rise in number of people in England’s A&Es for coughs or hiccups, 31 December).‪England’s general practice meets…