Patients ‘resorting to DIY medicine’ due to lack of GP appointments, survey finds
Some patients are resorting to DIY medical treatment because they cannot get a face-to-face appointment with a GP, according to new research.
“The mismatch between capacity and demand is a symptom of the worsening crisis facing general practice and the NHS as a whole and is a frustration we share because it means we can’t deliver the timely care that we want to. GPs are working around the clock to try and keep up with unprecedented demand, offering around 7 in 10 appointments face-to-face, as well as remote consultations where safe to do so and also seeing patients in their own homes.
The survey, involving more than 2,000 adults also found that, in the past year, three out of four had tried to get a face-to-face GP appointment in their local area, with 43 percent proving successful while 29 percent were not. Of those who were unsuccessful, one in three said they delayed seeing a GP despite being in pain, while almost as many simply abandoned their attempt to get an appointment.
“We now have the devastating situation where people are left treating themselves or even self-prescribing medication because they can’t see their local GP. The British public pay their fair share to the NHS, but years of Government mismanagement and neglect of local health services has left millions unable to see their GP.”
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