A Welsh doctor says GPs are working harder than ever before - and to hear people say they aren't trying is "soul-destroying". Dr Kate Davies, said she and her colleagues are facing an unfair backlash over issues which are out of their control.
The GP said they are working long days, with huge workloads and staff shortages. Dr Davies told North Wales Live that false claims that there are no face-to-face appointments available have led to a harmful "anti-GP rhetoric".
"We're working harder than ever but the NHS is broken," said Dr Davies. "GPs are working flat-out, most of us are working 12 or 13-hour days and yet people are still saying that GPs are lazy and they're not working hard enough. It's absolutely horrifying to read about delays across the NHS and just how broken the NHS is. My worry is that the public don't realise just how hard GPs are working behind the scenes." Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
