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

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