GP appointments

Patients in Tyne and Wear have revealed how they really feel about their GP receptionist teams.

The 22 Tyne and Wear GPs with least helpful receptionists

Patients across the North East have revealed how they feel their GP receptionists are performing.

The GP surgeries in the North East with 'very helpful' receptionists

Patients in Tyne and Wear have revealed how they really feel about their GP receptionist teams.

The GPs in Tyne and Wear with 'not very helpful' receptionists

In England, 40.9% of patients saw a GP on the same-day they booked their appointment in June 2024, here are stats for each region. (Photo: Google Maps)

The best and worst areas of England for same-day GP appointments

GP appointments face major change with millions affected - how does this affect you?

Breaking Major change to GP appointments set to affect millions

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with members of the media as he visits Croydon University hospital on October 28.

PM u-turns on pledge to introduce £10 fine for missed GP appointments

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions on October 26, 2022 in London, England. It was Mr Sunak's first Prime Minister's Questions since taking office yesterday, following the resignation of Liz Truss. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak plans to fine people £10 for missing NHS appointments

Top doctor says patients should be fined for failing to show-up for GP appointme...

GP waiting times fall

GP waiting times fall in Sunderland

GP "face to face" appointment figures

Three out of five GP appointments "face to face"

Patients across South Tyneside and Sunderland say they have struggled to get a GP appointment.

Health chiefs answer concerns over struggle to get a GP appointment

More patients are getting face to face GP appointments in Sunderland

Virus warning as face-to-face GP appointments rise

GP practices can decide for themselves on when to return to face-to-face appointments, say health chiefs

Update on the return of face-to-face GP appointments in Sunderland

More than 35,000 fewer GP appointments were made in Sunderland

35,000 drop in Sunderland GP appointments during lockdown

Health services bosses are urging patients not to use accident and emergency services unless really necessary

Urgent care and pharmacy opening times in Sunderland - where can you get help ov...

Health chiefs are urging patients not to ring 999 unless it is absolutely necessary

Pharmacy opening times and how to use urgent care and accident and emergency ser...
We’re dreaming of a safe Christmas – but if the worst happens where can you get help in Sunderland over the festive season?
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Winter in Sunderland

The £2million battle plan to help Sunderland cope with winter health demands

Pallion Health Centre, Hylton Road

Changes to urgent care in Sunderland: Parking changes, centres lose services, an...

Missed doctor appointments are costing the NHS £189,000 a month in Sunderland.

Missed GP appointments in Sunderland cost the NHS thousands of pounds a day

Houghton walk-in centre is one of three whose closure was rubber-stamped.

Three walk-in services will close as overhaul of urgent care in Sunderland is ap...

Staff at Sunderland Royal have been praised for their hard work.

Praise for NHS staff as Sunderland Royal Hospital has one of its busiest festive...

Sunderland patients could get longer appointments with their GP

Do you think the scheme is a good idea?

Should NHS patients be allowed to tailor their own care with personal budgets?

Three-strike rule and fines among ideas to clamp down on no-shows after 38,000 a...

Practice manager Paul Weddle, of Millfield Medical Centre, who has been working with his team to reduce the number of missed appointments.

38,000 GP appointments missed in Sunderland at cost of Â£1.14million

Additional appointments will be made available this winter.

Where you can see your GP out of hours this winter in Sunderland

Systems used by the NHS have been affected by the ransomware virus.

Business as usual for GP surgeries as NHS continues to recover from cyber attack
The NHS has said doctors' surgeries will be open as normal tomorrow morning, but says many will still be working on bring their IT systems back online.
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3,000 appointments were missed in South Tyneside.

Patients miss 3,000 GP appointments in South Tyneside - costing the NHS Â£1.2 mi...

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