Shortage has left some areas of England having to cope with half the number of doctors than others.
A shortage of GPs has left some areas of England having to cope with half the number of doctors than other areas, an analysis for the BBC has found.
The two-fold variation in GPs holds even when the age and health of the local population is taken into account to factor in how often patients are likely to need a GP, the analysis showed.Yolanda Barker has multiple sclerosis. It means she needs more regular GP appointments than most. "But there are other things you need that I can't do myself - it could be that I need a change of medication or physio.
National Director Louise Ansari said: "People are telling us about difficulties getting through to their local practice, with online booking systems, long waits on the phone and a lack of face-to-face appointments providing them with challenges. The trend is undermining the government's efforts to recruit 6,000 extra GPs in England during this parliament, college president Dr Martin Marshall said.While this data relates to England, similar pressures are being seen in the rest of the UK.
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