Desperate patients are becoming “DIY doctors” after failing to secure a face-to-face GP appointment, the Lib Dems have claimed.
Of people who failed to get an in-person slot in the past year, one in six admitted carrying out medical treatment on themselves or asking somebody else who is not a medical professional to do so, research suggests.
A survey found that among those who said they tried but could not get a face-to-face GP appointment in their local area in the last 12 months.
