General practice and NHS leaders have warned that the drop in satisfaction in the latest GP patient survey reflects unsustainable pressure on a depleted primary care workforce.
Management funding for PCNs is ‘completely inadequate’ to support GP clinical directors managing growing budgets and primary care teams, the NHS Confederation has warned.
GPs leading PCNs are ‘feeling exhausted and apprehensive' because of uncertainty around COVID-19 vaccine delivery and management funding, with some considering their positions.