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Soaring private healthcare use piling pressure on NHS GPs, survey finds

Soaring private healthcare use piling pressure on NHS GPs, survey finds

Exclusive: Doctors increasingly having to interpret ‘questionable’ private tests and conduct follow-upsSoaring use of private healthcare for tests and treatments is piling pressure on overstretched GP surgeries, with family doctors warning that standard NHS care is being squeezed as a result.Record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare, with some having procedures such as cataract surgery and hip replacements, amid mounting frustration at NHS hospital waiting lists. Others are opting for private health checks, genetic testing or cosmetic surgery such as liposuction.

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