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Three surgeries in Cornwall are asking doctors on staycation in the county to put their holidays on hold and work some extra shifts due to a shortage of GPs as official figures show the number of permanent doctors nationally has fallen by 2,000 since 2017.
The Roseland Surgeries, which usually has four doctors based at surgeries in Tregony, Portscatho and St Mawes, have taken to social media to ask visiting GPs to take up the offer and 'help pay for the extortionate cost of the hols'. The team has been affected by a GP relocating.
Practice manager Nicola Davies said she had tried to fill the shifts without any luck before posting a stunning picture of the area with a request for help on Twitter on Tuesday.
Three surgeries in Cornwall are asking doctors on staycation in the county to put their holidays on hold and work some extra shifts due to a shortage of GPs (St Ives pictured)
Practice manager Nicola Davies said she had tried to fill the shifts without any luck before posting a stunning picture of the area with a request for help on Twitter on Tuesday
The message said: 'If you're a GP coming down to Cornwall on holiday, and you fancy a locum session or two (to
