Before I say anything about the current GP crisis, I’d like to set something straight. I am a GP and I see patients face-to-face. But I mostly speak to them on the phone, for a few reasons which I will set out later.
I am also a patient. And a carer. At the practice where my family is registered, the GPs are not seeing patients face-to-face. We have not had an in-person appointment since 2019, in fact.
My pharmacist tells