EXCLUSIVE Receptionists now outnumber GPs at 90% of surgeries: Shock analysis reveals one practice has 22 backroom staff for every one doctor - so how bad is the situation in YOUR waiting room? READ MORE: Mother told by doctors the rash on her shin was 'flaky skin' for a DECADE ...
but it was cancer By John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 06:12 EDT, 5 June 2024 | Updated: 07:35 EDT, 5 June 2024 e-mail 38 shares 84 View comments Advertisement Admin staff now outnumber GPs at over 90 per cent of surgeries, MailOnline can reveal amid the never-ending appointments crisis. Some practices have 22 backroom staff such as receptionists for every one family doctor. Patients' rights campaigners today demanded NHS officials investigate the 'unjustifiable' variation uncovered by our analysis.
Critics claimed that practices 'have gone overboard on hiring idle workers', saying 'pen pushers are sitting pretty while phone calls remain unanswered'. Unrelenting demand for GP consultations has been compared to the rush for Glastonbury tickets, with millions of patients competing for limited slots every morning. This map shows the GP practices with the highest number for full-time-equivalent receptionists per family doctor Your browser does not support iframes.
Your browser does not support iframes. Insiders estimate general practice as a whole is short of around 7,000 family doctors, who earn six figure salaries, on average. Doctor numbers have dwindled over the past decade wh.
