“My GP says they can't treat me after 42 years - it's a total bombshell"

A woman says she was ‘kicked' off her GP's list of patients after 42 years without warning - after her daughter went for an appointment and the practice realised where they lived was no longer within their boundaries.

Lesley Carson, of Leigh, told the Manchester Evening News she had been living at her current address for 20 years before she received a letter from Brookmill Medical Centre saying she was outside the catchment area.

She had recently attended appointments at the surgery, but was told that she must find a new practice after her daughter moved in with her.

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She has since found a new surgery - but has hit out at the handling of the situation, calling it ‘disgraceful’ and ‘ridiculous’.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News , she said: “My daughter has sold her house and moved in with me a couple of months ago. Anyway she came home a couple of weeks ago and said ‘Mum, I may have messed up for you.” I said 'what do you mean' - and she said, ‘apparently they said we are out of the catchment area’.

“I said that was ridiculous. I don't know why they didn’t tell me - I have been with them since my children were born.”

She said on June 29 she received a letter which stated words to the effect: “It's been brought to our attention recently that your address is not within our boundary area and unfortunately you will have to find a new GP within 30 days”.

Lesley phoned up her doctors and spoke to the receptionist to complain, stating she had been with the practice for 42 years, and had brought her children in for check-ups and weigh-ins over the years.

“(The receptionist) said: ‘OK, our boundary area is now finished