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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Two in five GPs face verbal abuse on daily basis – poll

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Two in five GPs are facing verbal abuse every single day, a new poll suggests.

Some 74% of family doctors have claimed they or their staff have experienced verbal abuse on a weekly basis, including almost 40% who say it occurs daily, according to the survey conducted by GP publication Pulse.

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