15% increase in patients waiting a month for a GP appointment

Month-long waits for a GP appointment have increased significantly in the past year, according to a new BMA report.  The BMA looked at official figures to see how the NHS has been performing over recent winters, mostly between January and March.  It found that 2.23 million patients waited more than 28 days to get a GP appointment this year - an increase of 15% from last year.  According to the BMA, these waits were partly due to the'continuing shortages in the number of GPs working'. Hide related content:  Show related contentread more
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