The A & E crisis hitting hospitals all over the country could
be eased if the paperwork burden was eased on family doctors, says UKIP health
spokesman Louise Bours.
"Our GPs are under enormous pressure and overburdened with the
tick box data collection culture instigated by the Labour Party. It is no wonder
that some patients have problems getting an appointment. Heading instead to A
& E is not necessarily the best course of action but people worried about
their health, particularly if elderly or with young children, understandably
want to be seen sooner rather than later," said Ms Bours.
"Just imagine how many more patients could be accommodated if
GP's across the country were freed from the data collection burden. Most GPs are
working 11-13 hour days and simply cannot do any more and extra stress will just
lead to them going off sick themselves or leaving the
profession.
