Dr Charles Levinson Totally agree - yet the elephant in the room is barely mentioned

Older people grew up with the same 'family' GP - that built trust and it was a system that worked well. Now? Often a different doctor is seen on each visit. It wastes time, increases the chance of error and means we lose the 'art' of medicine. Family doctors work.

Dr Charles Levinson Since moving to my current practice, I’ve never spoken to the same person twice.

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The benefits of a family doctor!

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Look at the impact of lockdown - 'a decade of progress wiped out'. From the excellent Spectator Data Hub.

Dr Charles Levinson 'A decade of progress wiped out'. For nothing. Closing schools was unnecessary and above all harmful. Sweden kept schools open and has been proven right. x.com/HansKoppies/st…

A terrifying stat in this article. "The number of patients with three or more long-term illnesses has almost doubled since 2005, from 9.7 per cent of people, to 16 per cent in 2019." No doubt higher following lockdowns. What is the root cause? telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

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How much time is wasted when a patient speaks with a new GP on each visit? Explaining a brief medical history, what's wrong, their specific circumstances etc - frustrating for patient and doctor. Seeing the same doctor on each visit must be a principle we look to restore.

Long-term sickness, soaring since COVID/lockdowns. Reflected in demand for Doctorcall services. What has caused this? Very little debate around it. From the Spectator Data Hub.

Has that dramatic drop been recovered? I think not. From the Spectator Data Hub.

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'Number of children committing crimes increases post-lockdown' It's not the negative impact of the pandemic, it's the negative impact of lockdowns.

'Meanwhile, the proportion of patients with no serious chronic conditions has fallen from 51.5 per cent to 43.6 per cent.' From 2005 to 2019. These are significant changes. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

Absolutely unacceptable. 'More than 100,000 infants were left waiting longer than six hours to be seen in A&E in England last year, a landmark report has found.' telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

Horrific. 'the recovery from lockdowns would take five to 10 years to work its way through the education system.' 'Teachers using sign language with pupils after lockdown harmed speech, report finds' telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…