Redbridge suffers from shortage of GPs and nurses
An ageing GP population in Redbridge means it has one of the lowest number of doctors per patient in London.
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Fewer GPs left to deal with more patients in Southend
Southend has seen a 30 per cent fall in the number of GPs since the start of the COVID pandemic,
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Patients giving up on trying to reach their GPs says health watchdog
Getting through to Waltham Forest GPs on the phone has been a “challenge” since the pandemic began, according to the local
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Havering healthcare watchdog calls for end to “mad rush” for GP appointments
Havering GPs must end the “mad rush” to get an appointment by telephoning at 8am, the borough’s healthcare watchdog has
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Widow’s warning over virtual GP appointments
A Brentwood widow who blames her husband’s death on being refused an in-person GP appointment during coronavirus restrictions last year
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Shortage of GPs for NHS helpline
The NHS 111 helpline needs another 70,000 GP slots every month to keep up with demand, south Essex NHS bosses
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GPs urge Muslims to have Covid-19 vaccine during Ramadan
Local GPs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge are urging Muslims not to delay having their COVID-19 vaccine –
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Waltham Forest GP surgeries struggling with outdated software
Outdated computer systems are “wasting the valuable time” of Waltham Forest GPs and “preventing them from doing their jobs”, a
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Brentwood couple slams GP telephone consult after severe misdiagnosis which could have proved fatal
Sunday, July 19, started like any other day for Peter King. However, within minutes the 62-year-old former black cab driver
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Residents say lack of GP appointments and hospital waiting times are not good enough
Residents living across Essex, Southend and Thurrock have said there needs to be better access to GP appointments and waiting times
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