Each spring, NHS England and market research company Ipsos Mori survey patients across England on how they feel about their local GP services.
The survey further found that 33.2 per cent of people with long-term health conditions do not feel they have had enough support from local services – up from 26.4 per cent last year. “Many of the challenges patients face accessing their GP stem from the chronic staff shortages that have plagued services for years.
Professor Martin Marshall, chairman of the Royal College of GPs, a membership body for the profession, said: “These findings reflect an over-stretched service, with GPs and our teams doing our best for patients under intense workload and workforce pressures.
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