Weston is a seaside town of 100,000 just south of Bristol.  General practice was struggling in similar ways to those of other seaside towns:  a high elderly and care home population, deprivation driving high demand, and difficulty recruiting GPs.

Since January 2019 six of the nine practices have adopted askmyGP.  BBC Points West interviewed patients as well as Dr John Heather, chairman of Pier Health PCN and GP partnership, for this three minute report, aired on 3rd June 2019: