If you're not a frequent flyer at the GP's office and avoid the 8 am phone queue whenever possible, you're not alone. Whether it's to discuss possible menopause symptoms or keeping cholesterol levels healthy, many of us are guilty of putting off a doctor's appointment when we need one.
According to research, led by Co-Op Health, it's as many as two in three UK adults. One in six of us has also put off making an appointment over eight times before finally picking up the phone, with two in five not feeling the problem was 'bad' enough to warrant a visit to the doctor's.
