many patients are frustrated at the increased use of remote telephone consultations, there are fewer gps doing more and more, so people are finding it harder to get the care they need as and when they need it, plus, they point the finger at some sections of the media promoting this false idea that gp surgeries were actually closed during the pandemic, and they say that they have stoked anger towards gps around the issue of face to face consultations. the department of health and social care in england has condemned any violence towards gps and their staff and said that they have taken measures to protect them, by increasing the maximum sentence for assaults on emergency workers, but we reported yesterday, there are vast shortages in some areas of the country for gps, and doctors say that this is not going to help that issue. ~ , ., that this is not going to help that issue. ~ , ., , that this is not going to help that issue. ~ i. , . . issue. like you very much, dominic use. issue.
introduced in 2008, the scheme has been under review for some time as part of a transition to a points based immigration system. there are concerns it has been open to abuse by criminals. more than 14,000 men across the uk are thought to be unaware they have prostate cancer because they pandemic has affected regular screenings for the disease. a leading charity and the nhs are urging men to do more to see if they are at risk. al health correspondent dominic use has met two people whose lives have been touched by the disease. he was my best friend. he was and he will always be my best friend. literally we used to say we were each other s twin, we had the same mindset and we were very, very close so it s very difficult without him. danielle was just 25 when her dad johnny died after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. he was only 63. they were really close so losing her dad to a disease that, if caught early enough, is very treatable has been hard to take. his diagnosis came as a shock