Four in ten GP appointments in England were still not being held face-to-face last month despite mounting calls for doctors to see their patients in person, official figures show.
NHS Digital’s monthly report found around 11.1million out of 28.5million appointments (39 per cent) throughout September were not in a surgery, with most being done over the phone or online.
The figures mark a very slight rise in the proportion of in-person consultations from August and was up eight per cent on the figure for September 2019, but a growing number of patients are having their appointments with an alternative member of staff.
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