GPs urge patients to self-care through pandemic restrictions to relieve pressure on NHS
• 95% of GPs often see patients with minor illnesses or injuries that could be managed at home
While many of us have had routine appointments or treatments delayed due to the pandemic, and others have refrained from visiting their GP for minor ailments, many local doctors’ surgeries are still overwhelmed with appointments – often for conditions that can be treated at home or with over-the-counter remedies.
GPs say half of all appointments they are currently dealing with are for conditions that could have been managed by patients themselves, according to a new survey of general practitioners for healthcare app Healthily.