Shaun Wooller

Patient safety has been put at risk after Labour changes to GP appointment bookings led to fewer face-to-face consultations, doctors have warned.

From Lundy Island, where there are more puffins than people, to the summit of Mount Snowdon in Wales, the pictures show off some of the most unexpected places that the kit lives.

Since October 1 last year, all GP practices in England must accept queries and booking requests from an Online form from 8.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Reducing vigorous exercise by a few minutes a day raises the risk of cancer by 15 per cent, a study suggests.

Patient safety has been put at risk after Labour changes to GP appointment bookings led to fewer face-to-face consultations, doctors have warned.

Ministers have made a 'catastrophic misjudgement' that risks another scandal on the scale of Mid Staffs unless Andy Burnham intervenes to stop the changes, the party warns.

A coalition of charities said its analysis exposes the 'unfairness' of the current system and underlines the need for long-term reform.

The NHS is required to diagnose patients with cancer or heart disease within strict time frames but there is no such measure for dementia.

It means Britons face decades more misery, with painfully long waits for routine care, such as hip and knee replacements.

Researchers warn today's youth are being increasingly deprived of fresh air and independence that previous generations took for granted from an earlier age.