No GPs apply to take over Lake District practice despite year-long campaign

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By Daniel Pye

A GP practice in a scenic Lake District village is still without a permanent doctor nearly a year after a residents' campaign to find one.

Locals launched a petition, which gathered 1,000 signatures, to keep Coniston Medical Practice open and the village’s parish council collaborated with local filmmakers to create an ad campaign following the retirement of the last GP.