Patient groups report difficulty accessing GP and growing crisis in social caring means too much people are already the ending up in A&E.
dennis reed, of Silver voices campaign group for in over-60s, said the growing crisis in hospitals and ambulance services operated at the expense of problems with access to general practitioners and social care.
He said: “Primary care and social caring is the cornerstone of NHS and with them in melting, now we are seeing a knock-on effects across the country, in ambulances and emergency rooms – the situation is dire.”
Mr Reed said more needs to be done to improve access to general practitioners to relieve pressure on hospitals, with special care over fight people had in access face-to-face appointments after the pandemic.
Doctors ‘under incredible stress’
On Monday, Dr. Katherine Henderson, President of King’s College of Emergency medicine, said lives were put on risk, with too many patients have to endure “unbearable” experiences in dangerously overcrowded A&E divisions.
Professor Stephen Powys, NHS England national the medical director said the health service staff were working “flat out” caring for increase in the number of Covid and emergency patients, but strongly anyone in need of help come forwardinforms NHS 111 website can “indicate” best places for help.
Professor Martin Marshall, Chairman of King’s College of GPs said the doctors were working under ‘heavy’ pressure delivering more appointments every month than before the pandemic. He said drop in room of general practitioners left many work “at the limit of their capabilities”, with many “burning outand leaving profession early.
“Doctors and Patients want the same we share concerns of our patients about the difficulties they face in access to GP prescriptions,” he said.
General practitioners and our teams constitute the vast majority of NHS patient contacts and in this will reduce the burden on health services, including in emergency department, but the service is under incredible strain.”
He called on the government to progress on promises to increase the number of general practitioners.
new management also instructed doctors ensure that at least one practice in everyone area open all day on on Saturdays and until 20:00 on working days by October.
Until then, general practitioners are asked to extend their validity. hours apart from the fact that they currently ensure – this means that if the operation currently the contract is open until 18:30, it will only be paid for “extended hours” opened later.
latest management also trying to end half-closing the day by saying this should no longer allow on routine basis.
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