{"id":6419,"date":"2026-02-09T21:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poshstg.wpengine.com\/en-uk\/?page_id=6419"},"modified":"2026-02-09T21:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:50:59","slug":"gp-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/posh.com\/en-uk\/gp-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 GP Practice Patient Access Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6419\" class=\"elementor elementor-6419\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7a6b2 top-landing-form e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b7a6b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfab13 e-con-full detail_text e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cfab13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3323106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3323106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Download the Guide<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3ade3 elementor-widget__width-initial get_more_text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f3ade3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Is your practice&#8217;s phone<br \/>system a gateway or a<br \/>barrier to care? 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in-house, outsourced or hybrid receptionist staffing model is right for your practice and patients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ebb8f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6ebb8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df14ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df14ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/posh.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/02_Page_Icon-03.svg\" title=\"02_Page_Icon-03.svg\" alt=\"02_Page_Icon-03.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866f5ef offers_title elementor-widget 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100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d1e7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4d1e7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcd59c how_we_text  elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fcd59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEDICAL ANSWERING SERVICE FOR NHS PROVIDERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f02721  virtual-text elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f02721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" 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