Did you know that, in addition to your GP, there are other health professionals in General Practice who can help you get the right care?
A record number of people are seeking support from their family doctors but with one in five GP appointments for non-medical reasons such as loneliness or seeking advice on housing or debits, the NHS wants to make sure that the right help is available.
More than 31,000 additional staff have been recruited into healthcare roles within General Practice since 2019 meaning an expanded team of health professionals are now available to help patients get the right care when they need it.
A recent national survey showed that only 36% of people in England are unaware of the different options available to them at their GP Practice. And more than two in three people said they were happy to receive care from another health worker, recognising they didn’t always need to see a GP.
Our team at Abbey are made up of a whole range of professionals, such as Nurses, Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, Mental Health Practitioners, Physiotherapists and Social Prescribers. Our Patient Services Team will always try to book our patients with a Healthcare Professional to best suit their need, which may mean that they can obtain an appointment sooner. Therefore, it is very important that our patients provide as much information as possible when booking appointments to enable our Patient Services Team book the correct appointment.
By undertaking this we can free up more GP appointments to see patients with complex medical needs.