Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Around 90 per cent of primary care services in Greater Manchester - including GPs, dentists and pharmacies - are experiencing an increase in demand, the latest data shows.
Doctors in our region have recently spoken out about the unprecedented strain they are under, with one predicting the 'whole system might collapse'.
They blame the backlog caused by lockdowns, the added workload of vaccination clinics, as well as treating Covid patients, many of whom require oxygen checks, at home. READ MORE: Cracked gas main likely to have caused house explosion which killed woman in Bury, inquest hears They are also managing those patients whose conditions may have