Dr Amanda Doyle

What Dr Amanda Doyle has said

• “Improving access to general practice is a top priority for the NHS and while latest data shows a record 3 in 4 people found it easy to contact their GP, there is much more to do - which is why requiring all practices to keep their online consultation tools open during core hours is so vital.”

  National Director for Primary Care and Community Services at NHS England · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · Online GP appointment requests available everywhere from today ↗

• “This step will help modernise general practice by making online access as easy as calling or walking in to your practice, ensuring the phone lines are available for those who need them most and making it easier for practices to triage patients based on clinical need.”

  national director for primary care at NHSE · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · GP practices in England to make online booking available all day ↗

• “Improving access to general practice is a top priority for the NHS and while latest data shows a record 3 in 4 people found it easy to contact their GP, there is much more to do – which is why requiring all practices to keep their online consultation tools open during core hours is so vital.”

  National Director for Primary Care and Community Services at NHS England · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · NHS launches nationwide online GP appointment system for patients ↗

• “We are making it easier than ever for people to get the care they need from their GP team. More than 8 million patients used online consultation services last month alone, a clear sign that this is what many people want and it helps keep phone lines free for those who prefer to call.”

  NHS England National Director for Primary Care and Community Services · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · Almost every GP now offers online access for patients ↗

• “While GP teams are already delivering over 1.4 million appointments every working day, ringfencing £292 million will allow practices to recruit more GPs and strengthen the care they provide.”

  National Director for Primary Care and Community Services, NHS England · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · Better access to GPs with same-day appointments for urgent care ↗

• “We will introduce a new practice-level GP reimbursement scheme to enable practices to recruit new GPs or increase the number of sessions from GPs already working in the practice. We will repurpose £292 million of funding currently allocated to the primary care network (PCN) level Capacity and Access Payment (CAP) for the scheme.”

  NHS England's national primary care and community services director · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · PCN funding pot raided to pay for more GPs and practice sessions ↗

• “People will often have genuine reasons for not being able to make an appointment or arriving too late, but it's really important that they let us know if possible so we can offer the appointment to someone else.”

  national director for primary care and community services at NHS England · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · GPs losing a day of appointments to no-shows each month ↗

• “People will often have genuine reasons for not being able to make an appointment or arriving too late, but it's really important that they let us know if possible so we can offer the appointment to someone else.”

  National Director for Primary Care and Community Services at NHS England · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · One in Four Miss NHS Appointments ↗

• “We recognise there is growing interest in NHS England's ongoing patient list validation programme and the use of FP69 processes where there is evidence that a patient may no longer be resident in England.”

  NHS England national director of primary care and community services · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · Cash released by list cleaning to stay 'in general practice' as removals top 500,000 ↗

• “NHS England acknowledged GP concerns in a letter in late April, which insisted the SPoA shift was 'not about...using specialist advice as a way to reject or refuse referrals from general practice'.”

  NHS national director for primary and community care · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · GPs report patient harm as referral reforms kick in ↗

• “I think it's worth highlighting the important role of community pharmacy in this. We know the interventions that make people less likely to have to have an emergency admission is 24/7 advice, but importantly, it's access to the medicines that might be needed at the end of life.”

  national director for primary care and community services at NHS England · Palliative & end of life care · 30 Sept 2026 · Support for pharmacies providing palliative care urged as hospices get cash injection ↗

• “The NHS HPV vaccination programme has already helped save thousands of lives and we need to go further to boost uptake of HPV vaccines and cervical screening to help eliminate cervical cancer in England by 2040.”

  national director for primary care and community services at NHS England · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · One in three across UK are overdue for cervical cancer screening ↗

• “the aim was to ensure patients could access as much support as possible within their own communities, reducing the need for unnecessary hospital admissions”

  NHS England's director for primary care and community services · GP access · 29 Sept 2026 · Pharmacies to Treat Five More Conditions as NHS Widens Walk-In Scheme - NATIONAL NEWS ↗

• “As the NHS steps up winter preparations, we want to make sure that patients can get as much support as possible in their communities, so they do not have to be admitted to hospital unnecessarily. That's why participating pharmacies will start offering help for new common conditions such as acne, migraines and ear infections – without needing to get a GP appointment first – so they're freed up for people who need them most in the colder months.”

  National director for primary care and community services at NHS England · GP access · 29 Sept 2026 · Pharmacy First expanded to ‘ease pressure’ on general practice and A&E ↗

• “GPs have been working closely with specialist hospital teams to make sure patients get the right care and treatment. Expanding this service with this new funding will help even more patients access the right support closer to their home while reducing unnecessary waits for hospital care.”

  NHS National Director for Primary Care and Community Services · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Patients get care closer to home as GP scheme expanded ↗

• “Panellist at Re:State event exploring key challenges preventing better outcomes in women's health”

  National Director of Primary Care and Community Services, NHS England · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Unlocking potential: the intersection of women’s health and economic outcomes ↗

• “the 2026/27 GP contract would 'strengthen the focus' on improving MMR vaccination rates in children”

  NHS England primary care director · Public health & prevention · 10 Sept 2026 · Parents urged to take up child vaccinations with GP practices amid measles outbreak ↗

• “'there will be nothing that removes the right of GPs to refer' in the new contract changes”

  Director of primary care, NHS England · GP access · 10 Sept 2026 · GPs urged to challenge ‘mandated’ A&G amid patient safety concerns ↗

• “'However, we will continue to monitor the programme closely, including its impact on patients and practices. The programme is intended to support a fairer and more accurate distribution of funding across general practice by ensuring resources more closely reflect the population served.'”

  primary care director, NHS England · Cancer · 10 Sept 2026 · Two thirds of GP practices have evidence of NHSE list cleansing process ‘getting it wrong’ ↗

• “School vaccination services are working hard to protect as many children as possible ahead of winter, so we urge parents to please take up this offer of a free, painless and convenient vaccination which not only safeguards the health of your child but protects others by containing the spread of flu in the wider community.”

  NHS national director for primary care and community services · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 10 Sept 2026 · UKHSA issues warning as only half of school children had flu vaccine last year ↗

• “Vaccination is a crucial part of our efforts to protect the vulnerable and prepare for what we expect to be a very challenging winter.”

  national director for primary care and community services at NHS England · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 8 Sept 2026 · Winter warnings begin to mount as vaccination efforts are ramped up ↗

• “This is unacceptable – GP practices must keep their premises, telephone lines and online consultation tools open from 8am until 6.30pm, as part of their contractual requirements.”

  National director for primary care and community services at NHS England · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Tried using the new online GP booking system? I have – and it was almost as miserable as my chest infection | Simon Hattenstone ↗

Where Dr Amanda Doyle has been quoted

1. Patients in poorer areas to get better access to GPsgov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
2. Online GP appointment requests available everywhere from todaygov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
3. GP practices in England to make online booking available all daydigitalhealth.net · 30 Sept 2026
4. NHS launches nationwide online GP appointment system for patientsopenaccessgovernment.org · 30 Sept 2026
5. Almost every GP now offers online access for patientsgov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
6. Better access to GPs with same-day appointments for urgent caregov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
7. PCN funding pot raided to pay for more GPs and practice sessionspulsepcn.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
8. GPs losing a day of appointments to no-shows each monthtelegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
9. One in Four Miss NHS Appointmentsemjreviews.com · 30 Sept 2026
10. Cash released by list cleaning to stay 'in general practice' as removals top 500,000gponline.com · 30 Sept 2026
11. GPs report patient harm as referral reforms kick ingponline.com · 30 Sept 2026
12. Support for pharmacies providing palliative care urged as hospices get cash injectionpharmaceutical-journal.com · 30 Sept 2026
13. One in three across UK are overdue for cervical cancer screeningtheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
14. Pharmacies to Treat Five More Conditions as NHS Widens Walk-In Scheme - NATIONAL NEWSdroitwichstandard.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
15. Pharmacy First expanded to ‘ease pressure’ on general practice and A&Enursinginpractice.com · 29 Sept 2026
16. Patients get care closer to home as GP scheme expandedgov.uk · 29 Sept 2026
17. Unlocking potential: the intersection of women’s health and economic outcomesre-state.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
18. Parents urged to take up child vaccinations with GP practices amid measles outbreakpulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
19. GPs urged to challenge ‘mandated’ A&G amid patient safety concernspulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
20. Two thirds of GP practices have evidence of NHSE list cleansing process ‘getting it wrong’pulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
21. UKHSA issues warning as only half of school children had flu vaccine last yearpulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
22. Winter warnings begin to mount as vaccination efforts are ramped upnursingtimes.net · 8 Sept 2026
23. Tried using the new online GP booking system? I have – and it was almost as miserable as my chest infection | Simon Hattenstonetheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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