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GPs now earn 14 per cent less than they did in 2008, a study has revealed amid the nationwide shortage of family doctors. Dwindling numbers have seen the average waiting time for an appointment breach the two-week mark across Britain. Health leaders have repeatedly blamed the shortage on increasing work pressures, hefty tax bills and an ageing workforce. But now researchers say the growing workforce crisis is only being worsened by a drop in income across the profession. GPs earned £115,900 a decade ago, on average. This dropped to £98,300 in 2017, after adjusting for inflation and the fewer number of sessions worked. GPs are earning 14 per cent less than they were in 2008 amid a nationwide shortage of family doctors, a study by University of Manchester has revealed The NHS has lost almost 700 GPs in the past three years, figures from NHS Digital show.  A team from University of Manchester analysed surveys taken by doctors between 2007 and 2017.  Up to 1,300 … [Read more...] about GPs earn 14% LESS than they did in 2008, reveals study amid nationwide shortage of family doctors

Patients with back pain and joint problems such as arthritis will be encouraged not to see their GPs under new NHS advice. Instead, those with musculoskeletal problems will be directed towards physiotherapists. The move is designed to ease pressure on hard-pressed family doctors, but critics say it could deny people the treatment they need.  They also warn that physiotherapists could be less adept at spotting when muscle or joint pain is a symptom of a more serious illness. Patients with back pain and joint problems such as arthritis will be encouraged not to see their GPs under new NHS advice (stock image) Last night, Joyce Robins, from the pressure group Patient Concern, said: 'Getting to see a GP now is like gold dust – it has become really, really difficult.' She added: 'I would not want to see this scheme used as a way of denying patients an appointment with a GP when they really want to see one.' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Why Rory Cellan-Jones is the … [Read more...] about Patients with back pain or arthritis are told not to trouble their GP and see a physiotherapist instead under new NHS guidelines

Nearly 1.6million patients haven't been asked by their GP if they consume too much alcohol following the end of a Government-run scheme.  Newcastle University experts scrutinised the move, which paid practices to screen new patients for excessive alcohol consumption. Data revealed 92 out of every 1,000 patients were quizzed in 2006, two years before the financial incentive was introduced in England. But the rate plummeted by three patients a month when the scheme was scrapped, according to the analysis of health records from 600 surgeries. Scientists calculated this would mean 600,000 fewer adults were screened for high-risk drinking in England by the end of 2016. The team also estimated the figure would have been around the 1.56million mark in September - but told MailOnline it 'could be a lot worse'.  Newcastle University experts scrutinised a Government-run scheme which paid practices to screen new patients for dangerous alcohol consumption Current Government guidelines … [Read more...] about Nearly 1.6million patients haven’t been asked by their GP if they consume too much alcohol following the end of a Government-run scheme

On first meeting Peter Benjamin, he appears every inch the former Army man with his tailored suit, pressed shirt and shaved head. 'I've always liked to be smart,' says widower Peter, 60, who — tanned from regular outdoor runs — looks much younger. 'My late wife used to dress me as Marks & Spencer man.' Married three times, with two children from his first marriage, aged 31 and 28, Mr Benjamin certainly gives the impression of someone who has never been troubled by confusion over his gender identity. 'I was born male, I'm a man and always have been,' he says firmly, adding: 'A heterosexual man.' The birth certificate he shows me, though, clearly states the opposite. Legally, he is a female called Victoria. In December 2015, Peter had irreversible gender reassignment surgery — at a cost of £10,000 to the NHS — convinced he wanted to be a woman. In December 2015, Peter (pictured age 17) had irreversible gender reassignment surgery — at a cost of … [Read more...] about A crisis of identity: Former Army private, 60, who longed to be a woman was fast-tracked by the NHS to surgery before regretting the operation just hours later… and is now back living as a man

Dr Claire Wiles (pictured outside Wakefield Coroner's Court today) told Eileen Cowles, 86, to take two colecalciferol tablets once a day - when she only needed them once a month An 'inexperienced' GP sobbed at the inquest of an elderly care home resident where she admitted giving her more than 30 times the amount of Vitamin D she needed in the months before her death.  Dr Claire Wiles told Eileen Cowles, 86, to take two colecalciferol tablets once a day - when she only needed them once a month.   The doctor, who had only been in her practice for a year, issued Mrs Cowles with enough Vitamin D supplements for someone with 'chronic' liver disease. She only needed them for bone strength after falling and fracturing her hip at home in West Yorkshire in September 2014, the hearing was told.    Mrs Cowles died on April 17 2015 and a post-mortem found the cause of death to be complications following gastrointestinal bleeding caused by the high levels of … [Read more...] about ‘Inexperienced’ GP sobs as she admits a ‘gap in her knowledge’ led to her over-prescribing Vitamin D tablets to a care home resident, 86, who died after taking them twice daily instead of monthly