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Exhausted GP addresses "slacking off" claims and shares reality of her day

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Sign up to the MyStockport newsletter to keep up with all the top stories A GP has penned an open letter to her patients amid 'unprecedented demand' at her practice, sharing the reality of 14-hour days amid a 'recruitment crisis' in the NHS.

Dr Rebecca Locke, a GP partner at Heaton Moor Medical Group, took to social media to try and quell 'frustrations' from patients asked to book a telephone appointment before being seen in person.

The doctor's words come as primary care staff have been the victims of increasing 'abuse', according to Greater Manchester health bosses, in a report on the region's NHS pressures released today. READ MORE:Mum-of-three felt 'funny' celebrating dad's birthday - then she got a devastating diagnosis Dr Locke posted

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