We’ve been taught to keep work and play apart. Yet more of us are still taking workcations, years into the pandemic – and reaping the benefits. The trend could be here to stay.
By Andy Drane UK GPs have been under increasing pressure from the pandemic due to a backlog of NHS treatment for non-Covid ailments as well as remote patient contact and increased staff absences. A December poll in GPonline revealed that a third of GPs were facing very high levels of work-related pressure, a situation likely to worsen as the UK endures its second wave of coronavirus. While the added pressure brought on by the pandemic has triggered an immediate crisis for many within the profession, the environment for most GPs has been extremely challenging for many years, with numerous legacy issues still needing to be addressed beyond this current public health crisis.