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Poor access to GP surgeries could be driving patients to use out-of-hours services and putting an extra burden on the NHS, according to researchers at the Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research. In research published today, they say that improving access could lead to an 11% reduction in the use of out-of-hours primary care services.

Phone therapy also increases access and potentially decreases costs.

Patient information reveals women, young people, ethnic minorities and people with less common cancers have the highest number of pre-referral consultations.