Health Secretary Wes Streeting seems to think so ... Roughly 11 million ‘fit notes’ are issued by GPs every year in England alone – with 93% ruling the patient as "not fit for work".

And Mr Streeting admitted NHS productivity was a ... He gave the example of hospitals sending multiple invitations to appointments by letter, phone call and email, as well as via the NHS app.

Wes Streeting wants to divert billions of pounds in funding from hospitals to GPs Credit: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images He also apologised for the NHS being a “really bad partner” with the ...

By contrast, Wes Streeting’s action represents a revival ... Will it be easier to access GPs? Will waiting times at A&E or for operations fall? And will satisfaction amongst the public and ...

Wes Streeting was appearing on Sunday With Laura ... Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “As GPs, we are often the first port of call for patients who are ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said doctors are “overdiagnosing ... Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “As GPs, we are often the first port of call ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting described the findings ... Boots promises to contact their GPs as ‘an additional safety measure’ after prescribing weight loss jabs. But it failed to do so ...

The Government has formally committed to renegotiating a 'completely new' national GP contract, meaning the BMA's GP Committee has now officially agreed to 2025/26 contract changes.

Staff numbers at NHS headquarters will be halved as part of an overhaul by Wes Streeting. NHS England and ... within the Department of Health. In a letter to staff, Ms Pritchard said Sir Jim ...

CHILDREN'S CHARITY Barnardo’s has written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, urging the government ... In a strongly worded letter, seen by this paper, Barnardo’s CEO, Lynn Perry, calls ...

Responding to Mr Streeting’s comments ... Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “As GPs, we are often the first port of call for patients who are experiencing ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting told the Commons on Thursday he wanted ... Understandably this is going to be unsettling.” A letter to staff from Mr Streeting also said: “I know that this will be ...