once identified gaps could be addressed either through an effective community nurse outreach scheme or through appropriate training for care providers in longterm care settings however despite more frequent gp visits low income patients still have worse health outcomes given the high access to gp services this is likely to be due to lifestyle factors treatment adherence delays in diagnosis and referral considering that lowincome groups are less likely to see a specialist in denmark see above there may be disparities in referrals and treatment from gps that warrants further examination