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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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‘Extraordinary’ increase in abuse aimed at GP teams, top medic says

The comments come after a poll found more than 80% of GP teams in the UK have been verbally attacked by patients (Alamy/PA) -

There has been an “extraordinary” increase in abuse aimed at GP teams, which is contributing to family doctors leaving the profession, one of England’s leading medics has suggested.

Dr Claire Fuller, primary care medical director for NHS England, said it is not acceptable to “bash” GPs, who are “exhausted” and working “flat out”.

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