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A monthly view from our consulting rooms
What patients bring to our GPs, and how that is changing.
Monthly figures and clinician-reviewed summaries of DocTap appointments. Explore the concerns addressed during visits, with exact counts and the context needed to read them.
Latest report · October 2026
DocTap Health Pulse October 2026
Acute respiratory illness came up in 15.2% of DocTap appointments in October 2026, compared with 13.9% last October. Urinary tract infection concerns featured in a smaller share than a year earlier.
1,859 included GP appointments · Clinically approved by Dr Gugulethu Ndlovu
Published 2 November 2026
September 2026
Mental health concerns featured in 16.3% of DocTap appointments in September 2026, compared with 14.5% a year earlier. Colds and upper respiratory infections came up in a higher share, while urinary tract infection concerns featured less often.
Approved 2 October 2026
August 2026
Mental health overtook skin as the most commonly recorded concern group in DocTap’s summer GP consultations. It featured in 16.9% of analysed consultations in June–August 2026, compared with 14.7% a year earlier. Sleep concerns and fatigue also appeared in a higher proportion of consultations.
Approved 30 September 2026
Bars share a scale from 0% to 20%. Counts appear in brackets. Categories overlap.
Shares show the percentage of included GP appointments that addressed each concern. An appointment may address several categories, so the shares can overlap.
These figures describe DocTap patients. They are not estimates of illness across the UK. Each report explains the population, exclusions and limitations alongside its findings.
Explore all concerns →Earlier reports retain the figures and commentary approved at the time.
Browse the Health Pulse archive →Occasional deep dives into what people bring to our GPs, reviewed and approved by a DocTap GP.
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