Family doctors in England are deeply divided on the issue of assisted dying, BBC research on plans to legalise the practice suggests. The findings give a unique insight into how strongly many GPs feel ...

Scotland's doctors have claimed a £290m funding gap for GP surgeries threatens the future of the NHS. The British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland said GPs' share of the health service budget has ...

An NHS provider that won a £2bn contract to deliver blood-testing services for hospitals and GPs is failing to deliver reliable results, according to medical professionals. Synnovis, a public-private ...

Doctors are warning that many practices in Scotland cannot afford to hire new GPs, despite government promises to make it easier to see a family doctor. Trainee GPs have also told BBC Scotland News ...

Patients will be able to book more appointments online and request to see their usual doctor under a new contract agreed with England's GPs, the government has said. The deal gives an extra £889m a ...

GPs, care homes and hospices have voiced concerns about the impact of the rise in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the Budget. The NHS and rest of the public sector are due to be ...

Hundreds of GPs across England have told the BBC they think mental health problems are being over-diagnosed. One commonly-held view by family doctors, our research suggests, is that society tends to ...

The head of the British Medical Association's (BMA) General Practice Committee has called on the Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to meet them to agree a funding deal or GPs will have to reduce services ...