NHS figures have show that one in 20 patients has to wait at least four weeks to see a GP at a time when funding for family doctor services is falling.
In November 2023, 1.5m appointments in England at a GP surgery took place four weeks or more after they were booked, 4.8% of the 31.9m held that month.
In one in six appointments – 5.4m, or 17.3% – the patient was forced to wait at least two weeks after booking it to see a GP, practice nurse or other health professional.
Full story in The Guardian, 22 January 2024