My own experience (with practice I'm registered with) is that many appointments are handled by "Practitioners" (in my practice case, ex-paramedics). They seem able to make referrals to consultants, request X-rays, etc.Jdsk wrote: ↑1 Oct 2022, 5:48pmThe latest figures for England are for August 2022:thirdcrank wrote: ↑1 Oct 2022, 5:20pm ...
I'd not count on being able to see our GP if there were complications, but that's based on gossip etc, rather than a scientific survey
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-informa ... l-practice
There were about 27 M appointments in general practice, that's about 1 M each day.
About 45% took place on the same day that they were booked.
We're now identifying the harm that was done during the outbreak from the belief that care wasn't available. Gossip was probably responsible for a considerable fraction of that harm.
Jonathan
As the country gets more and more desperate for GPs it is one way the Gov. might be able to up appointment numbers. Personally I'm happy to see whoever they deem appropriate but the practice menu system specifically says that you will be seen by somebody appropriate to your condition (as classified by reception) so I have the suspicion some people might be a bit fussy about the title of the person they are seeing.
Ian