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GPs are facing increasing pressure from patients hit by the recession, with one in six saying they have been asked to refer a patient to a food bank in the past 12 months.
A Pulse survey of 522 GPs found that 16% had been asked to refer patients to food banks, with 84% saying they had not.
The survey comes after Pulse reported concern among GP leaders that practices were being placed in an ?impossible position? by charities who require them to refer patients to food banks before agreeing to offer help.
Food bank charities increasingly require a referral from a sanctioned support agency, which can include schools, GPs or the job centre, to ensure that support reaches the most needy.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/20005889.article#.UwNHyPl_uAg
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A Pulse survey of 522 GPs found that 16% had been asked to refer patients to food banks, with 84% saying they had not.
The survey comes after Pulse reported concern among GP leaders that practices were being placed in an ?impossible position? by charities who require them to refer patients to food banks before agreeing to offer help.
Food bank charities increasingly require a referral from a sanctioned support agency, which can include schools, GPs or the job centre, to ensure that support reaches the most needy.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/20005889.article#.UwNHyPl_uAg
(free registration required)