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A Nottinghamshire GP with more than 30 years of experience has said the current challenges are the worst he has ever faced after his practice was rated 'inadequate' by inspectors. Dr Ian Campbell, a partner at the Jubilee Park Medical Partnership in Carlton, said he was 'hugely disappointed' with the findings of the inspection report but stressed that it was 'inextricably linked' to increasing pressures on its services.
Torkard Hill Medical Centre in Hucknall is one GP practice which has capped the number of urgent appointments it is able to offer. It said there will be a daily set number of urgent, on-the-day GP appointments, and Dr Campbell said this was something his practice was considering too. "I've been in general practice for more than 30 years and I have never been under such pressure in all that time. I see my doctor colleagues working in the evenings and at weekends in their own time trying to keep up. I see my staff at the front desk under immense pressure, getting abuse from patients like I've never known.
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