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Family Doctors, Cost of Living, Elderly Carers

Consumer affairs. Winifred Robinson asks how family doctors manage when neighbouring surgeries close, and they have to take on more and more patients.

An analysis of NHS figures suggests that in some parts of England, GP's patient lists are expanding rapidly, with doctors taking on more and more patients. It is partly as a result of practice mergers, but it is also being blamed on closures and the national shortage of GPs. We examine the pressures facing GPs and the challenge of recruiting more doctors to general practice.

Figures suggest that the cost of living has fallen in the last six months, with lower fuel and food prices making life a little easier for many. We return to a group of You & Yours listeners to hear their personal experience.

A recent report from Age UK and Carers UK suggested that the number of older carers is increasing, with many struggling to look after loved ones, while managing their own health problems. An elderly Lancashire couple reflect on how their lives have changed as they face the challenges of dementia and leukaemia.

For more information on dementia, the Alzheimer's Society runs a dementia helpline: 0300 222 1122.

Producer: Jonathan Hallewell
Presenter: Winifred Robinson.

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Chapters

  • Expanding GP Lists

    Some GPs are having to take on increasingly large numbers of patients

    Duration: 06:21

  • Cost of Living

    An update on 4 listeners who've volunteered to talk about their income and living costs

    Duration: 06:15

  • Dementia Couple

    An elderly couple facing the challenges of dementia and leukemia

    Duration: 09:42

  • United Utilities Water Meter

    David Truman on the huge water bills he's had for times when he wasn't even at home

    Duration: 04:10

  • Tennis Sculpture

    Sculptor angry with Easyjet over the Novak Djokovic maquette damaged by baggage handlers

    Duration: 04:02

  • Zero Hours Teachers

    Extra curricular teachers being moved to zero hours contracts by local authority

    Duration: 04:35

  • Emoji Pins

    A British company wants to replace your bank PIN code with Emoji

    Duration: 01:55

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  • Mon 15 Jun 2015 12:15
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