Vulnerable patients blocked from accessing GPs due to lack of ID, reveals report

Vulnerable patients have been denied their right to register with a GP bacause they don't have ID, according to a new report.  Areportreleased this week by medical charity Doctors of the World (DOTW) found that almost a fifth (19%) of 2,189 attempts to register new patients across 990 GP practices last year failed due to patients' inability to show paperwork such as ID and proof of address. Hide related content:  Show related contentread more
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