@bmacymru.bsky.social📈 Since 2012, the number of patients per full-time GP in Wales has risen by 31%.
👨⚕️ GPs are caring for more patients than ever before. ⚠️ Workforce pressures continue to grow.
📢 We need investment in the GP workforce. #SaveOurSurgeries
@bmacymru.bsky.social🩺70% of Welsh GPs say workload is having a routine or constant impact on their wellbeing.
Looking after patients starts with looking after the workforce caring for them.
@bmacymru.bsky.social🚨 Nearly 1 in 4 GP practices in Wales have had to reduce services, including minor surgery and shared care.
🏥 GP teams want to do more for patients, but mounting pressures are forcing difficult choices.
📢 It's time to invest in general practice.
@bmacymru.bsky.social🏛️ Last week we were at the Senedd sharing our vision for the future of the NHS in Wales
Our latest #SaveOurSurgeries report shows 106 GP surgeries have closed since 2012. Just 368 remain to serve 3.3 million people
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@bmacymru.bsky.social👥 43% of GP practices report freezing recruitment.
At a time when demand is rising, practices are being forced to make difficult decisions just to stay afloat.
General practice needs sustainable investment. #SaveOurSurgeries
👉 Read the report www.bma.org.uk/advic...
@bmacymru.bsky.social🏥 106 GP surgeries have closed in Wales since 2012.
Every closure means a community loses local healthcare access and continuity of care.
We can't afford to lose any more.
👉 Read the report www.bma.org.uk/advic...
@bmacymru.bsky.social📊 63% of Welsh GPs say workload is having a routine or constant impact on patient care.
When surgeries are stretched beyond capacity, patients feel the effects too.
It's time to properly invest in general practice and #SaveOurSurgeries
@bmacymru.bsky.social🚨 Today we launched a new report in the #SaveOurSurgeries campaign
🩺The report which shows the unprecedented pressure on GPs, calls for a higher percentage of the NHS budget to strengthen general practice and restore the nation’s health service