WES STREETING: ​'Tide Is Finally Starting to Turn on 8am Scramble for GP Appointments' - The Mirror

WES STREETING: ​'Tide is finally starting to turn on 8am scramble for GP appointments' - The Mirror

Health Secretary Wes Streeting writes for The Mirror as the government says more than 2,000 extra GPs have now been hired across in England to deliver more appointments

Progress being made on the 8am GP scramble

Progress being made on the 8am GP scramble Meghan Shaw 25 July, 2025 Progress being made on the 8am GP scramble 25 July, 2025 In October, 2,000 more GPs were hired, which has led to millions more GP appointments for patients. Seeing as the average GP is responsible for 2,300 patients, the new tranche could deliver over four million additional appointments each year.With this, new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that t…

Karin Smyth: ARRS GPs can help turn the tide of pressure on practices

Writing for GPonline, health minister Karin Smyth says GPs will be at the heart of plans for a neighbourhood NHS - and hails additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) recruits as a step towards easing pressure and boosting access to general practice.

‘Extra GPs encouraging but core general practice needs more funding’ says RCGP

College Chair Kamila Hawthorne responds to reports from the Government that over 2000 extra GPs have been recruited after they took action to slash red tape.