Rejected petition Get doctors back in the surgery

Rejected on 23 August 2021

Dentist, Opticians, Nurse practitioner's and Audiologists all have face to face consultations.Why are doctors not doing them , they may as well work in a call centre
My wife ended up in A&E due to only having a telephone consultation with her GP . She has COPD and A&E weren't happy .

Dentist, Opticians, Nurse practitioner's and Audiologists all have face to face consultations. Why are doctors not , they may as well work in a call centre

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Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587701

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