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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Aaliyah Rugg

GP 'staffing crisis' as covid 'still circulating in communities'

GP surgeries across the region are facing a "crisis" as residents say getting an appointment is "near impossible".

Face to face appointments have steadily returned to General Practices across the country following a halt during the covid-19 pandemic. But as covid still circulates in communities, many people have expressed concerns that there is a huge pressure on the primary service.

Families right across Merseyside, and the UK, have complained about long waiting times, struggling to get an appointment and a back log on vital services as some fear there is "no end point". One woman, who did not wish to be named, said she cannot get a GP appointment in Prescot.

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