Helen Martin: Scrapping GP appointments might deter worried well
The population in the east is growing with young people (including my son and his partner) moving out of the Capital, so yes, it concerns me.
And I know several people in Edinburgh who face similar waiting times for an appointment and are surprised that in my practice, apart from weekends, no-one has to wait even one day! Isn’t an open surgery the best solution?
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