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GP practices in north Lincolnshire saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)
Doctors groups have warned that GPs could buckle under the pressure of unsustainable workloads as they juggle rising numbers of appointments with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
NHS Digital data shows doctors carried out 115,635 appointments with patients at surgeries in the NHS North Lincolnshire CCG area in March – 21,534 more than in February.
That was also 28,501 more than during the same month last year, at the start of the pandemic.
Demand soared at GP practices across England, with every CCG area in the country recording a significant uptick in activity.
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GP practices in Grimsby saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)
Doctors groups have warned that GPs could buckle under the pressure of unsustainable workloads as they juggle rising numbers of appointments with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
NHS Digital data shows doctors carried out 98,754 appointments with patients at surgeries in the NHS North East Lincolnshire CCG area in March – 20,189 more than in February.
That was also 17,235 more than during the same month last year, at the start of the pandemic.
Demand soared at GP practices across England, with every CCG area in the country recording a significant uptick in activity.
GPs carried out nearly half a million appointments in Dorset in March 2021 GP PRACTICES in Dorset saw a sharp spike in activity during March, with tens of thousands more appointments recorded than in the previous month. Doctors groups have warned that GPs could buckle under the pressure of unsustainable workloads as they juggle rising numbers of appointments with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. NHS Digital data shows doctors carried out 428,372 appointments with patients at surgeries in the NHS Dorset CCG area in March – 79,247 more than in February. That was also 42,555 more than during the same month last year, at the start of the pandemic.
GP practices in Dorset saw a sharp spike in activity during March, with tens of thousands more appointments recorded than in the previous month. Doctors groups have warned that GPs could buckle under the pressure of unsustainable workloads as they juggle rising numbers of appointments with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. NHS Digital data shows doctors carried out 428,372 appointments with patients at surgeries in the NHS Dorset CCG area in March – 79,247 more than in February. That was also 42,555 more than during the same month last year, at the start of the pandemic. Demand soared at GP practices across England, with every CCG area in the country recording a significant uptick in activity.