NHS Primary Care Guidance Gap Exposed

A new study has found that the number of people receiving advice and guidance from their primary care doctor has skyrocketed over the past eight years, increasing by 19 times from 2015 to 2023. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this number doubled, with over 1 in 10 patients receiving advice and guidance. However, the study also revealed significant inequalities in the use of these services, with older, white, and less deprived patients receiving more advice and guidance, while minority ethnic and more deprived groups took longer to recover from the pandemic.