AN amputee Army veteran is relying on YouTube to treat himself after he was denied a face-to-face appointment with his GP.
Ben Elton, 54, was in agony with a ruptured tendon in his only leg.
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Amputee Ben Elton had to resort to YouTube medical advice after failing to get a GP appointment Credit: MEN Media
But the Gulf War veteran, who served for 23 years, was told he would get only an online appointment — and was left waiting for help for nearly two months in agony.
He tried to see a GP on May 6 but had to wait until May 30 for a call from the doctor, who made him an online appointment with a physio.
He finally got a physiotherapist call on June 21 but was told to find exercises on an NHS website.
Mr Elton, a former Regimental Sergeant Major, from Hull, said: “No appointments, no face to face, then asking us to research our symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
“Enough is enough. Most of the physio I’ve been doing has been as a result of me doing my own research on YouTube.”
It comes after a poll revealed half of GPs do not expect to offer face-to-face consultations as standard again.
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