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Silverdale Surgery, a small surgery with one floor. It has a small front garden which leads out to the pavement which was said to have been damaged by tankers dealing with the situation. The pavement is raised and uneven and there is orange plastic fencing cordoning the area off

Sewage nightmare forced GP surgery closure - staff

Silverdale Surgery say they had to close their site and reschedule 500 appointments a week.

A woman is to the right of the camera. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a black jacket over a white shirt

'Taking anti-depressants has changed my life'

Chloe Hayden says taking the medication is "the best thing I have ever done for myself".

Chloe looks into the camera smiling. She has long, blond wavy hair and is wearing a white t shirt and black blazer.

'Taking anti-depressants helped me flourish'

Five million more anti-depressant prescriptions were given in 2022-23 compared with 20 years ago.

Dr Deepali Misra-Sharp sits at her work desk, with pictures and cards behind her.

GPs turn to AI to help with patient workload

Should more AI be used to help GPs with consultations and administrative work?

The exterior of Woodstock Surgery, a single-storey building with a flat roof.

'Creaking' surgery eyes new site in two years

Woodstock Surgery has been at its current premises since the 1960s and is "creaking at the seams".

Bags of prescription medication prepared at pharmacy

Trainee GP suspended for writing own prescription

A medical tribunal hears pharmacy staff were suspicious of Dr Callum Metcalfe's handwritten note.

Dr Silvana McCaffrey smiling, seated in her office. She has a purple lanyard on with space ships and stars. Her hair is pixie cut and grey. She has blue eyes and a kind smile. She is wearing a black turtle neck jumper.

If you need us, we are here - out-of-hours GP

The service wants to remind people it is open while other surgeries are closed over the holidays.

A man with brown hair, wearing a dark suit, looking away from camera

Struck-off GP's dismissal appeal unsuccessful

The General Medical Council said 'there was no place for sexual misconduct' in medicine.

Katrina is sitting in a room full of people, wearing glasses and an orange coat, looking at the camera.

Inquiry demand for GPs where patients feel 'unsafe'

One terminal cancer patient says the state of her GP surgery "frightens me".