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GP appointments

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

Major change to GP appointments set to affect millions Will Millar

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 Sophie Wills

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 Andrew Quinn

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

GP waiting times fall

GP waiting times fall in South Tyneside Federica Bedendo

GP "face to face" appointment figures

Six out of ten GP appointments "face to face" Federica Bedendo

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 South Tyneside

Virus warning as face-to-face GP appointments rise Katie Williams

More than 19,000 fewer GP appointments were made in South Tyneside

19,000 drop in South Tyneside GP appointments during lockdown Tommy Lumby