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 study
Keir 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.
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Patients will increasingly see nurses, physiotherapists or pharmacists instead of GPs, says Frontier Economics study
Keir 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...
By Denis Campbell Health policy editor
GP care analysis casts doubt on Labour pledge to ‘bring back the family doctor’ to Continue reading...
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