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Actually on the frontline, there are not enough doctors. there are 2,000 less gps than there were five years ago. and there actuallyjust isn't the workforce to see everybody face—to—face, and i think a lot of people have forgotten that _ pre—pandemic, if you rang to try and get through to your gp to get an appointment, you wouldn't actually be seen for two to three weeks. so actually having a telephone appointment within 48 hours is actually a lot more efficient. the extra support for gps in england comes as waiting times in hospital a&e units have also been rising across the whole uk. t...

Really interesting to hear your perspective, hussain gandhi, thank you very much for your time. doctor hussain gandhi, a gp from nottingham. gpfrom nottingham. a gp from nottingham. a lot of you getting in touch. richard clare says, i have had better access to my gp with telephone sms and virtual triage since the pandemic. patients don't always need face—to—face, but feel they want it, that doesn't make it right and clogs the system. this is, gps are being blamed for a problem that isn't their fault, the pressure of their workload isn't sustainable. if i have needed a face—to—face appo...