Want to see an actual GP and have a face-to-face appointment? You've only got a one in four chance

Want to see an actual GP and have a face-to-face appointment? You've only got a one in four chance Just a quarter of GP appointments in England are face-to-face and with an actual doctor, MailOnline can reveal.

Critics have warned general practice is heading down a 'slippery slope' where nurses and other staff are picking up the burden amid crippling staffing shortages.

An NHS source told The Daily Mail that of the 27.5 million GP appointments carried out across England in May, just 27 per cent were both in-person and with a qualified doctor.

See also:

• Letting doctors WFH to do the 'school run' could help solve GP crisis, expert claims The Daily Mail
• GP workforce shrank by 116 in May as appointments rose by 3.6m GPonline
• Government's short-term, top-down approach won't solve GP crisis, experts warn GPonline
• The Observer view on Britain’s shortage of GPs | editorial The Observer