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Originally Posted by Ammi

…it isn’t the reason why many surgeries are empty of ‘face to face’ contact and actively avoid it…/…but just opt for handing out medication to patients that have sometimes never been met…that just makes no sense at all to link to the pandemic…if it was all or mostly pandemic related then there would have been some signs of ‘rebuilding’ over the last few years….but time is just seeing more and more determination of some areas of a health service, for many…the pandemic isn’t a reason, it’s an excuse…as the saying goes…

GP surgeries were already under severe pressure prior to covid. Surgeries just couldn't recruit enough full time doctors. Indeed most still only work a couple of days a week. This leads to all sorts of issues not least of which is patient continuity. They also tended to use senior doctors as a reference point because they were forced to take on doctors with less and less experience.

That situation hasn't improved to my understanding, so not only is it next to impossible to get "your" doctor, the chances are that "your" doctor may not be knowledgeable in the ailment you have.

If you have an ailment that requires a consultant, it's then another lottery unless they have already identified that you have a critical illness