A senior doctor has warned how “problems in the GP service” are causing increased frustration to the public. Robin Davies, a consultant paediatrician, working from a GP practice premises in Gwynedd said healthcare staff find it hard to reach GPs, “let alone the public”.
“It is now very difficult to access the (GP) service,” Mr Davies, who works out of a surgery in Tregarth, said in a letter to the Guardian newspaper. His comments come as incidents of violence at health centres and GP surgeries have almost doubled in five years, according to reports.
Mr Davies warned: "Violence towards GPs and their staff is deplorable, and it is right to castigate the government for lack of attention and investment in the service. However, while nothing excuses violence, there are other problems in the GP service that are causing increased frustration to the public."
