Reduced doctors’ hours are a burden on business

An outdated and rigid family doctor service is resulting in less effective and unequal healthcare and is placing an unnecessary burden on employees and businesses, says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

Calling for a fundamental rethink of a service that has changed little since the NHS foundation in 1948, the CBI says restricted opening hours, difficulty in booking forward appointments and the limited range of services on offer in many surgeries are resulting in millions of lost ... (456 more words)

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