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- The Royal College of General Practitioners surveyed 2,316 doctors and found 75% lack time for preventative health conversations.
- RCGP president Prof Victoria Tzortziou Brown said brief slots force GPs to prioritize acute issues.
- King’s Fund chief executive Sarah Woolnough called the findings alarming and warned of missed early-treatment chances.
- Social Care pledged £1.7 billion and 2,000 GPs to support the NHS shift from sickness to prevention.
