GP practices in Hertfordshire 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 269,166 appointments with patients at surgeries in the NHS Herts Valleys CCG area in March – 48,382 more than in February. That was also 41,531 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.
THE number of GP appointments made in Bolton soared in March compared with the the previous month, according to data from NHS Digital. Tens of thousands more appointments were recorded, with doctors carrying out 159, 504 appointments with patients at surgeries in the NHS Bolton CCG (clinical commissioning groups) area, 26,293 more than in February. That was also 25,976 more than during the same month last year. Demand soared at GP practices across England, with every CCG area in the country recording a significant uptick in activity. Nationally, 28.4 million appointments were recorded in March – the highest monthly figure since October 2019. It means doctors delivered 4.8 million more consultations than they did the month before.
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The online support will be provided as a three-pronged strategy that includes free online examination of X-Rays and CT scans and raising money for oxygen concentrators.