There is discord over the health secretary’s desire for doctors to provide more face-to-face appointments
Why are Sajid Javid and GPs in England engaged in a war of words?by making clear he wants them to provide more face-to-face appointments rather than speaking to patients on the phone or by video call. Tension between GPs and Javid has grown over the past few weeks, with family doctors describing the minister as ignorant of the huge strain they are under.
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