GP practices

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

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

General view of a GP at work (Dr Judah Eastwell, Altrincham, England, 2020: Getty)

Change to GP contracts in Northern Ireland 'the biggest for decades'

Action Cancer Ambassador Lyn Stevenson has her skin examined by Action Cancer’s Senior Skin Cancer Specialist Iona McCormack using a Dermatoscope in the clinic at Action Cancer House, Belfast.

Over 100 skin cancers detected throughout Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland opticians invest £280,000 after over 50 years community service. Pictured are store directors JP Rice, Michael Kennedy and Colm Campbell. Credit: Aaron McCracken Photography

Northern Ireland opticians invest £280,000 after over 50 years community service

Extreme pressures on GP services in NI have resulted in locum doctors being paid up to £1,000 a day

Pressure on GP services leading to locums being paid £1,000 a day, report finds

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has expressed concern after it was revealed that two GP practises in Portadown are to hand back their contracts to the Department of Health.

MP's concern as two more GP practices to hand contracts back to Department

Partners at Specsavers Coleraine, Judith Ball and Lynn Mackey are pictured at the newly refurbished store in the town centre. Credit Tina Mullan

Coleraine Specsavers unveil refurbished store

A doctor examines a patient; The decision by the Stormont Department of Health to cut GP funding by almost 7% in real terms is "astonishing", the BMA has said.

Departmental cut of 7% in GP funding ‘astonishing’ says BMA

Changes have been made at two GP practices in Northern Ireland

Important changes for patients at two GP practices in Northern Ireland

Dr Alan Stout is chair of the BMA NI GP committee

NI has 317 GP practices to look after more than two million registered patients

The report highlighted particularly low levels of vaccination uptake in the Belfast area

Vaccinations falling - 15,000 children in NI not fully vaccinated

​There are 15,000 children in Northern Ireland who have not been fully vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella in the last seven years, a new Audit Office report has said.

By Jonathan McCambridge, PA

Morning View

Editorial: The success of vaccines is always prey to sentiment

Concern as more GP surgeries in Northern Ireland at risk of closure.

Concern as more GP surgeries in Northern Ireland at risk of closure

Kilkeel Medical Practise is handing back its GP contract to the Department of Health Photo: Google

Call to rescue GP surgery with 9000 patients

From left, Dr Margaret O'Brien from the Departrment of Health Strategic Planning and Performance Group; UUP representatives Robin Swann MLA and Keith Turner, and Peter May, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health, at their meeting in January.

UUP welcomes reprieve for GP practice with 4000 patients

The GP practice will close at the end of the month

GP practice in Ballymena with 4,000 patients set to close

Vicky Hogg from Specsavers Coleraine is joined by Johnny Warke from Warkes Movement Clinic and Chloé Freeman-Wallace from No.7 Beauty to launch the first ever Health and Wellbeing Fair at Coleraine Town Hall on Saturday, March 11.

Health and Wellbeing Fair in Coleraine this weekend

Top tips to help you kick the habit

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

Writer Louise Kennedy is backing the mental health initiative

New NI movement has New Script for Mental Health

The difficulty in getting appointments will cause problems across the system. Plenty of people need no excuse to put off seeing their GP. If you were advised to schedule an annual blood pressure test, for example, would you be put off by the fact that it might take most of the morning to arrange? Owen Polley says he would be

Owen Polley: The GP system in NI is unworkable, and will end up costing lives

Leading Northern Ireland GPs warn politicians of 'severe' crisis

The "total destabilisation" of GP services in Northern Ireland was outlined by leading doctors to a cross-party group of MLAs who sat on the Stormont health committee when the Assembly was up and running.

Niall Deeney

There's help to kick the habit in 2023

Thinking about kicking the smoking habit in 2023? There's help available

Dr Alan Stout

Stark warning from GPs over 'burnt out' staff and mounting pressures

Handout photo issued by Press Eye of Health Minister Robin Swann during a press conference in Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast.

Under pressure GP practices to get £5.5 million package

Patricia Donnelly is stepping down as Head of the Covid-19 Vaccine Programme. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Covid vaccination chief steps down after 3.8m jabs

Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann, in the Great Hall of Parliament Buildings at Stormont

Swann hails ‘vital and central role’ of GPs in vaccination programmes

The chair of the Stormont health committee said GP practices are ‘ill-prepared’ to hand out the jabs because of the pressure they are under

Mass vaccination centres may need to return: MLA

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 9th October 2021 Ulster Unionist Party 2021 Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belfast. Health Minister Robin Swann pictured at the Saturday conference. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Millions in public funding has been set aside to support GP services

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

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

Elemental Software co-founders Jennifer Neff and Leeann Monk-Ozgul

Elemental Software has been awarded a place on NHS GP IT Futures framework

Londonderry entrepreneurs Jennifer Neff and Leeann Monk-Ozgul

Elemental is the only NI-based business to feature in the prestigious HealthTech...

Health Minister Robin Swann

'Every jab takes us further down the pathway towards a better and safer future'

The SSE Arena, Belfast.

SSE Arena taking bookings for Covid-19 vaccine

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 ...

Covid vaccine. Pic by Press Eye.

East Antrim Covid vaccine shortages raised with minister

There have been more than 500,000 coronavirus vaccinations administered in Northern Ireland

‘Bumper weeks’ ahead as NI coronavirus vaccine roll-out hits 500,000 doses

Feature on the Vaccination centre, Al Hikmah Centre, Batley.. Key Worker Faha Bilal recieves her 2nd jab..28th January 2021..Picture by Simon Hulme

NI vaccine roll-out extended to carers

Michael McBride

Michael McBride: I will take the vaccine when it is my turn

Education Minister, Peter Weir.

NI schools will not reopen until March 8 at earliest

The Covid 19 vaccine roll-out continues.

GPs announce concerns over supply of vaccines to 'higher priority' groups

Antrim Forum

Antrim and Newtownabbey’s ‘large-scale’ centres to facilitate Covid vaccine roll...

The Covid 19 vaccine roll-out continues.

NI vaccine roll-out phase two explained: When will you get your vaccine?

NI's coronavirus vaccine will 'accelerate' in weeks ahead, the Department of Health has said. (Photo by Andy Buchanan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Over 65s to get vaccine in next five weeks as roll-out 'accelerates'

Alex Johnston receiving his Covid jab from Dr Siobhan McEntee.

War veteran at Mossley Mill for Covid-19 vaccination

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

Vaccination is taking place across NI

Female health staff ‘targeted by anti-vaccine protesters’ as they received jabs

Health professionals preparing to administer a dose of the new coronavirus vaccine

Vaccination delays in NI ‘will be measured in lost lives’

The Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine starts to rollout in NI GP practices toda...