Some patients are resorting to DIY medical treatment because they cannot get a face-to-face appointment with a GP, according to new research.
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. The research was commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, and carried out by Savanta ComRes, who surveyed 2,000 UK adults.
While some delayed seeing a doctor — or gave up altogether — the poll found that one in six (16 percent) of those who could not get an appointment either administered treatment themselves or asked somebody else who was not medically qualified to do so. It’s led the Lib Dems to call the findings ‘a national scandal’.
