The GP’s a stranger: an interpretive phenomenological analysis exploring patient experiences of changed access to primary care in the management of long-term conditions

Those living with long-term conditions often know when they need to seek additional healthcare support however they shared multiple barriers to accessing this support when needed and reported that the lack of relationship with any health care professional in primary care affected their ability to trust any care advice they were given. Considerations of a new way of operating within a changed paradigm of primary care are explored.