No quick fix for the fundamental mismatch between demand for care and available GPs General practice is the foundation of the NHS, but these foundations are creaking. GP consultation numbers are now higher than before the pandemic.1 Yet the number of permanent, fully qualified GPs in England has fallen since 2016.2 The pandemic has created additional work for GPs—including delivering millions of covid-19 vaccinations—and there is a major backlog of unmet healthcare needs, compounded by record waits for routine hospital care.3 Satisfaction among patients remains high,4 but some struggle to access care.56 Staff are exhausted; many consider leaving.7 England’s latest plan to tackle these difficulties, published by national NHS bodies on 14 October, focuses mainly on access to care.8 It aims to increase capacity in primary care, tackle variation (and encourage “good practice”), and improve communication with the public about how to access services. It follows months of media stories in parts of the UK press claiming—falsely—that GPs have been closed during …

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支持英格兰全科医生的新计划

无法快速解决护理需求与可用全科医生之间根本不匹配的问题 一般实践是 NHS 的基础，但这些基础正在摇摇欲坠。GP 咨询人数现在高于大流行之前。1 然而，自 2016 年以来，英格兰的永久、完全合格的 GP 数量有所下降。未满足的医疗保健需求积压，再加上常规医院护理的等待时间创下纪录。3 患者的满意度仍然很高，4 但有些人难以获得医疗服务。56 工作人员已经筋疲力尽；许多人考虑离开。7 英格兰解决这些困难的最新计划于 10 月 14 日由国家 NHS 机构发布，主要侧重于获得医疗服务。8 它旨在提高初级医疗保健的能力，应对变化（并鼓励“良好做法”），并就如何获得服务改善与公众的沟通。在此之前，英国部分媒体数月的媒体报道错误地声称 GP 已在……期间关闭。