Four in ten doctors blame shorter visits

DOCTORS are struggling to diagnose patients because appointment times are too short, a survey of GPs suggests.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Jun 2010, 22:51 BST

Updated 2nd Jun 2010, 22:58 BST

About 43 per cent said a lack of time with patients affects their ability to diagnose, while 57 per cent said they have less time with people than five years ago, Aviva UK Health said.

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