Last month the government ‘restored’ the old-fashioned, 24/7 family GP - at least for older people - according to the Health Secretary. But what's the truth behind the Utopian fiction?
As the NHS turned 66 on Saturday, patients and health workers marched through the streets of East London in protest at the threatened closure of scores of GP surgeries.
The government's plans for the future of primary care are long on gimmicks, but short on cash. Jonathan Tomlinson sees a more interesting vision of the future - if sufficient funding is there.
