The past year has shown little change in the most common reasons for people seeing their GP. In 2024, 71% of GPs report psychological issues in their top three reasons for presentations. Since the first Health of the Nation survey in 2017, GPs have consistently reported the most common health issues they support patients to manage are psychological.3
As noted in last year's report, the nature of health conditions that GPs most commonly manage has fluctuated since 2017, which can also in part be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, there was a spike in respiratory and preventive care and a decrease in other chronic disease care. Compared with last year, the most common reasons for patient presentations have remained relatively consistent.