Patients avoided making a doctor's appointment as they were concerned about catching Covid or burdening the NHS, survey reveals. - Credit: Archant More than a third of Huntingdonshire patients avoided making a doctor's appointment in the last 12 months as they were concerned about catching Covid or burdening the NHS. It was revealed as part of the annual NHS GP patient survey, which saw people across the district have their say on the service they received in the last year. Of those that responded, more than 50 per cent said they did not avoid making an appointment, followed by 21 per cent concerned they would be a burden on the NHS, and a further 16 per cent worried about catching Covid.