Under-Served Areas
Under-served areas have fewer GPs per 10,000 patients than well-resourced settings. The article treats under-served status as context-dependent and contested rather than uniform. Non-clinical staff in under-served areas face heavier worklo…
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Under-served areas have fewer GPs per 10,000 patients than well-resourced settings. The article treats under-served status as context-dependent and contested rather than uniform. Non-clinical staff in under-served areas face heavier workloads, greater stress, low pay, high turnover, and burnout. Under-served areas include remote, rural, coastal, and high-deprivation localities with compounded healthcare delivery challenges.