GP practices

Patients’ votes have been counted to curate a list of 13 best rated doctor’s surgeries in East Midlands

The 13 best GP surgeries in East Midlands - as rated by patients

Dr Dave Briggs is medical director at Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.

Column: Using the NHS App can give patients across county more choice

Is your GP surgery on the list?

Revealed: Worksop's best and worst GP practices – is yours on the list?

It's important to have access to a GP when you're at university. (Photo: Pexels/RDNE Stock project)

Student health: how to register with a GP at university

Staff at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

Local hospitals urge the community to use health services wisely over the August...

Guest columnist Dr Dave Briggs is medical director at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

NHS column: Working hard to respond to increasing demand for primary care

Almost a quarter of people do not know the difference between a physicians associate and a doctor a new poll has discovered. (Photo: Pexel/Etatics Inc)

What is the difference between a physician associate and a doctor?

Passengers could take 'days' to get home after major IT outage. Photo: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images

Three ways major IT outage is still causing disruption

Long queues at an airport.

Watch: Airport passengers sat on floor after global IT outage

GP practises and pharmacies across the UK have been caught up in the global IT outage (Photo: Pexel, Pixabay)

GPs and pharmacies across UK hit by CrowdStrike outage

(Photo: Ben Bauer/PA Wire)

Global IT outage disrupts airlines, banks and appointments: what to do

The global IT outage is disrupting airlines, banks and more - but help is at hand 🌍

Alex Nelson

The new Pharmacy First service is now up and running in Nottinghamshire. Photo: Other

New Pharmacy First service already making a difference in Nottinghamshire

GP surgeries in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire could have more than 100,000 'ghost patients'

GP surgeries in Nottinghamshire could have more than 100,000 'ghost patients'

Junior doctors are striking again next week. Photo: Getty Images

NHS thanks public for support during strikes but warns of further disruption

St George's Medical Practice of Musters Road, West Bridgford, hit the top spot. Of the 107 people who responded to the GP survey, 95.2% described their overall experience of St Georges Medical Practice as "good" or "very good". Some 73.2% said the practice was very good, while 22% said it was good. A further 1.5% said it was poor, while no one described the service as very poor.

The top 10 GP practices in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Junior doctors across Nottinghamshire will be going on strike again this week. Photo: Getty Images

Health chiefs preparing for strikes by junior doctors and consultants

More than half of care home residents in Nottinghamshire have now received their Covid spring booster jab. Photo: Getty Images

More than half of care home residents protected with Covid spring vaccination

NHS chiefs are asking people to continue to use services wisely as the junior doctors' strike draws to a close this weekend

NHS chiefs thank public for their support during junior doctors' strikes

The government could tell GPs to issue less sick notes in order to boost the economy.

Government could tell GPs to sign fewer sick notes to boost economy

So far in Nottinghamshire, 61 per cent of eligible people have had the autumn booster.

People urged to get Covid autumn booster jab

Here is where you can expect to wait the longest for a GP appointment

The Bassetlaw GP surgeries with the longest waits for appointments

There will be a number of vaccines used in the Covid autumn booster rollout

Covid booster rollout to start in England this September

The Trust's Health professionals are asking people to pick up prescriptions and only attend the hospital for urgent care over the bank holiday weekend.

Hospital bosses ask Bassetlaw residents to make preparations for bank holiday

Boris Johnson delivers his leader's keynote speech during the Conservative Party conference at Manchester Central Convention Complex (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

These are the key moments from the Prime Minister’s Tory conference speech

Safety fears as DVLA backlog leaves 200,000 awaiting medical all-clear

Booster jabs must be given at least six months after the second dose (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid booster jabs rolling out to 1 million people this week - how to book

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Bassetlaw GPs urge people with coronavirus symptoms to get a PCR test - here's w...

There has been a spike in GP appointments in Bassetlaw.

Sharp spike in GP appointments in Bassetlaw

GP practices in Bassetlaw saw a sharp spike in activity during March, with thousands more appointments recorded than in the previous month.

Tommy Lumby, Data Reporter

Residents in Bassetlaw are being urged to get the Covid vaccine when offered it

Bassetlaw health boss and GP issues vaccination plea to residents

During the 2019 election campaign, Boris Johnson ruled out the NHS being 'on the table' in deals with the US (Photo: Shutterstock)

37 NHS GP practices have been sold to a private US health company - here's what ...

Coun Greaves is not in favour of proposals to move mental health services away from Bassetlaw Hospital

Council leader wants mental health services to stay at Bassetlaw Hospital

All over-70s in Nottinghamshire who have not had their Covid vaccination are now being urged to do so. Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Nottinghamshire over-70s who have not been vaccinated urged to book their Covid ...

NHS says attending routine cervical screening appointments is vital - how to boo...

An NHS pharmacy technician simulates the preparation of the Pfizer vaccine to support staff training ahead of the rollout (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Nottinghamshire pharmacies 'ready' to give Covid jabs

Local Covid vaccination centres will open in GP practices and community hubs thi...

The NHS has been told to prepare for mass Covid vaccinations from 1 December

Face-to-face GP appointments in Bassetlaw are rising again but are still well below 2019 levels

GPs in Bassetlaw delivering more face-to-face appointments again

If you are ill with a high temperature or fever you should wait to get the flu jab (Photo: Shutterstock)

What the NHS says about getting the flu jab if you have a cold - and who is elig...

Do you know the difference between symptoms? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how to tell if you have coronavirus or flu - the symptoms to look for

People are being encouraged to 'do their bit' to help aid research.

Here's how you can take part in vital research to help tackle pandemic

Patients will still need to call their GP in advance (Photo: Shutterstock)

GPs have been told face-to-face appointments must be made available to patients

Aurora manager Debra Fores at its Worksop cafe.

Worksop charity says cancer patients can see GPs safely

Hospitals remain open for non-Covid-19 major health conditions

NHS organisations in Bassetlaw are 'open for business as usual' for non Covid-19...

GPs in Nottinghamshire are staying open over the Easter Bank Holidays

GP practices to stay open over Easter Bank Holidays

NHS prescriptions are going digital - here’s what you need to know Conor Marlborough

Surgeries could look a lot different in the future (Photo: Shutterstock)

GP appointment times could go up to 15 minutes - here’s everything you need to k...

Young children could miss out on vital health checks if they are not registered with a GP

Hundreds of small children not registered with a doctor at risk of missing life-...

GP practices will offer patients a new extended access service

NHS funding's north-south divide: why the 'sicker' north gets less money

LETTER: Doctors ready to leave due to Brexit

Plan ahead and get your repeat prescriptions in time for Christmas

Doctors waiting room.

Nine out of ten GP practices struggle to find cover as GP shortage worsens, surv...

Doctors waiting room. Chesterfield.

Revealed: The best and worst GP practices in Worksop

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NHS urge patients to stock up on prescriptions before Bank Holiday

John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough. (G951CE)

Gainsborough: Councillor is campaigning for better medical cover after GP out of...