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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gavin Cordon

Patients ‘resorting to DIY medicine’ due to lack of GP appointments

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Some sick people are resorting to do-it-yourself medical treatment because they cannot get a face-to-face appointment with a family doctor, according to new research.

A survey by Savanta ComRes found that, in the past 12 months, more than one in four adults had tried to get an in-person consultation with a GP in their local area but were unable to do so.

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