POLITICAL vandals have attacked posters in Chippenham constituency this week in the run-up to the General Election.
POLITICAL vandals have attacked posters in Melksham this week in the run-up to the General Election.
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28 Nov 2019
National News
Sarah Wollaston: Number of GP practices falls to record low as winter crisis approaches
The number of GP practices has fallen to a new record low of 6,867 while the number of qualified GPs has dropped by 339, NHS figures published today have revealed. The Liberal Democrats have warned that the Conservative Party's failure to meet its promise to address the shortfall in GPs has left the country poorly equipped to deal with the upcoming winter crisis. Today's statistics for September 2019 reveal: • The number of GP practices in England has fallen to 6,867, a decrease of 270 (3.8%) compared to the previous year and the lowest number since records began in 1995. • The number of full-time equivalent GPs in England fell to 28,315 in September 2019, down 339 (1.2%) compared to the previous year. • The amount of GP time available per patient in England has dropped by almost 10% over the past four years, from 60.5 minutes a year in 2015 to just 55.2 a minutes a year in 2019. In the run-up to the 2015 general election, then health secretary Jeremy Hunt promised an extra 5,000 full-
28 Nov 2019
NHS Staff shortages worsen under Tories
The latest figures on NHS vacancies reveal that there were 3,262 vacancies for nurses in the NHS in the South West of England in July to September 2019. This means that 10.5% of posts were unfilled, showing the NHS staff shortage crisis is getting worse.
28 Nov 2019
Boris Puts NHS at Risk
Boris Johnson has lied to us again.
28 Nov 2019
It's wrong to reward councillor who made ‘Shylock’ comment
Haringey Liberal Democrat councillors have condemned a decision to give additional responsibilities to a Labour councillor who...
28 Nov 2019
Protecting the NHS
A damning poll has revealed that a
28 Nov 2019