Five million NHS 'ghost' patients expose GP system 'stuck in a bygone age'

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Five million NHS 'ghost' patients expose GP system 'stuck in a bygone age'

The NHS must drag general practice out of the paper-records era and allow patients to see GPs wherever they are, a leading doctor said last night after figures revealed five million “ghost patients” on surgery lists. Oxford University health expert, Professor Carl Heneghan, said the registration system was built for a pre-digital age and was struggling to cope with modern life as people move regularly for work and st…