MPs explore GP workload cap and flag damaging impact of intense pressure

MPs have raised the prospect of a cap on GP consultations in an investigation into workload intensity and burnout in the NHS - and heard evidence that the health service is 'paradoxically' damaging the health of people working within it.

by Luke Haynes
Portcullis House (Photo: Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
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