Row breaks out over doctor hours
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Doctors and the government are at loggerhead over getting GPs to work in the evenings and weekends.
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Patients are not receiving the best care they could be because of the 48-hour GP access target.
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The case of a medical student requesting extra breaks on lengthy tests so she can pump breast milk is a harbinger of what could become a growing problem.
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Doctors and patients groups have criticised plans to set up health centres known as "polyclinics" across England.
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Health secretary writes to every GP in England urging them to accept plans to extend surgery opening hours
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Many NHS trusts are failing to meet core standards for out-of-hours primary care, statistics show.
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Cross-party group wants to remove delays and need for two doctors to approve terminations.
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Retail clinics grow, and some physicians aren't happy.
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A study reveals most doctors do not believe changes to out-of-hours services have improved patient care.
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Doctors leaders have backed down in a dispute with the government over extending GPs opening hours.
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The Royal Glamorgan Hospital is 'overwhelmed' by a very high number of emergency admissions since the weekend.
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An inner-city hospital struggled to survive Wednesday amid a new report of breakdowns in patient care, the replacement of its chief medical officer and an ultimatum to correct long-running problems or close.
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One in three doctors has been physically or verbally attacked at work in the last year, but most did not report it, a survey reveals today
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - Overworked, sleepy  doctors-in-training who hit the road after work are as much a  hazard as drunk drivers, a finding that could unleash a wave of  lawsuits against U.S. hospitals, a researcher warned on  Wednesday.
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The leader of England's family doctors has warned patients will suffer if the government pushes ahead with plans to force GPs to work antisocial hours
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As doctors voiced anger at an Annapolis rally yesterday over escalating insurance costs, legislative leaders said they remain far from a consensus on how to address the problem before Maryland physicians&#39; bills come due next month.
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Emergency room doctors warned of a &quot;perfect storm&quot; in hospitals due to a flu vaccine crisis on Monday, and politicians watched anxious