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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Lake District village struggles to find GP – despite ad ​pledging ‘we’ll never run out of beer’

Canoeists on Coniston water in the Lake District with white houses and cattle on the hills in the background
Coniston Water in the Lake District. MP Tim Farron said local NHS leaders had ‘dragged [their] feet for months’ on the GP issue. Photograph: Martin Pittaway/Alamy

With its undulating hills and rural charm, many of us would dream of working in the Lake District village of Coniston. But not, it seems, if you are a GP.

After 170 years with a dedicated family doctor, Coniston faces losing its health practice after failing to attract a single GP to the area.

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