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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Martin Bagot

Lack of GPs to cause 100 practices per year to close says British Medical Association

A severe lack of GPs has shut 800 practices in eight years, depriving millions of patients access to a family doctor, says the British Medical Association.

The BMA thinks each practice should close its patient list as each GP sees an average of 45 people a day, the previous safe maximum was 25.

Ex-Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is calling on Boris Johnson to tackle the crisis in general practice.

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