Pulse in the Press: Investigation into GP practice closures Press Release — Monday, 1 June 2015 Pulse coverage for our investigation into GP practice closures, including the front page of the Independent 01 June 2015 Independent (front page) Thousands of patients forced to hunt for a new GP as staffing shortages accelerate practice closures Telegraph Thousands of patients thrown off GPs’ lists Daily Mail More than 160, 000 are forced to find a new GP after surgeries are shut when doctors retired early or moved abroad Times Closures force 160, 000 patients to find new GPs Mirror 160, 000 people lose their family doctor because the NHS is running short of GPs Yorkshire Post Tens of thousands of patients hit by GP practice closures Guardian GP appointments are hard to get, say third of NHS patients in England Huffington Post UK GP Crisis Becoming Steadily Worse
