Healthcare Commission's Survey on Primary Care

Lack of access to GP or Dentist is not a trivial matter. GPs are the gatekeepers to other NHS services, and access to them is essential for their patients.

Lack of access to may result in patients having to use costly A&E care or suffer a late diagnosis.

The Healthcare Commission’s Survey highlights the importance patients attach to their relationship with their GP. This is especially true for patients with long term or chronic illness where continuity of care is what is wanted.

A patient’s primary care is dependent solely on geography, and those who are victims of this postcode lottery may well wonder how long they must be denied fundamental choice in this way.

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For more information, please contact  our office on 020 8423 9111

To access Healthcare Commission's Press release and Survey please follow the link below:

Primary Care Survey

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