A medical director says 'difficult decisions will have to be made' without improved funding.
When SHS started in 2016, it took over three GP surgeries that could not attract enough partners to run them as a private business.
And because SHS is owned by Yeovil hospital, this has contributed to a £12m spend on agency staff last year. "You can see why it ends up being a significant pressure on those GPs who are responsible for managing that contract and caring for patients under that contract." He said: "If you look at general practice, demand is increasing, its capacity is reducing, its funding in real terms is also reducing.
One of her regulars, Ivan Down, 81, is at risk of having to leave his home in Crewkerne to be admitted to hospital because he has dementia, and diabetes.
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