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GP care analysis casts doubt on Labour pledge to ‘bring back the family doctor’

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GP care analysis casts doubt on Labour pledge to ‘bring back the family doctor’



Patients will increasingly see nurses, physiotherapists or pharmacists instead of GPs, says Frontier Economics studyKeir Starmer’s pledge to “bring back the family doctor” is in doubt because more and more patients will not see a GP over the next 10 years, according to research.By 2034 qualified GPs in England will deliver just 70% of all appointments at surgeries, down from the 90% who did so as recently as 2015, the analysis forecasts. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/06/gp-care-analysis-casts-doubt-labour-pledge-bring-back-family-doctor

Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Publish date : 2024-10-06 18:31:25

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