Worrying isn't it?
And is there really any money to set up walk in centres etc?
The only centralised care system for OOH services is 'US', at the moment.
The other day, I phoned a GP's surgery out of hours, and the answer machine
said something like this;
"for advise phone NHS direct (number given), for emergencies contact the A&E
dept! Please don't disturb the GP after ( I think it was about 23:00)"
I believe this will be the future ~ perhaps!
And who will staff these walk in centres?
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