A spokesperson for NHS Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said the county’s rural nature brought recruitment and retention challenges for GP surgeries.
“As a health system we continue to look at new ideas and innovations to bring care closer to people’s homes,” they added.
In January last year, a controversial decision to close the Fairstead Surgery in King’s Lynn was reversed, prompting relief among patients who facing being redirected to another surgery a mile away.
Patients in Norfolk face some of the longest journeys in the country to see GPs and pharmacists
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A spokesperson for NHS Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said the county’s rural nature brought recruitment and retention challenges for GP surgeries.
“As a health system we continue to look at new ideas and innovations to bring care closer to people’s homes,” they added.
In January last year, a controversial decision to close the Fairstead Surgery in King’s Lynn was reversed, prompting relief among patients who facing being redirected to another surgery a mile away.
Patients in Norfolk face some of the longest journeys in the country to see GPs and pharmacists
- Credit: PA
However, Mrs Woodman said people did not seem to be put off by the government advice. I ve had four bookings this morning and three yesterday. Bookings really took off about 10 days ago when we passed the 10 million mark for coronavirus vaccines, she said. It is difficult though because we are getting different people booking a staycation - last year we found people were coming to Norfolk who would normally book a holiday abroad. If you re used to a week in Benidorm sitting around a pool, and there s nothing wrong with that, having a holiday in Norfolk is a different experience.