Measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have contributed to a 60% drop in the number of calls to SouthDoc relating to young children.
It has been a very difficult and different year for the out-of-hours GP service with many enforced changes to ensure the safety of staff and patients in the pandemic.
Since March, there’s been a 16% decrease in patients contacting the service, but every contact may take more time with both nurses and doctors triaging in many cases.
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Dr Gary Stack, Medical Director of SouthDoc, says the biggest drop in presentations to the service relates to the under 6s:
