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‘Extraordinary’ rise in GP abuse fuelled by media bias, NHS England director says
A registration form and a stethoscope at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London
AN “EXTRAORDINARY” increase in abuse aimed at GP teams is fuelling an exodus of family doctors, a leading medic warned today.
Primary care medical director for NHS England, Dr Claire Fuller, said GPs who leave the profession cite the workload and a lack of respect.
She said that the “increase in violence to members of primary care teams is extraordinary.”
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