Rishi Sunak admits the Government have failed on their pledge to get NHS waiting lists down
AROUND 91,000 patients called 999 or went to A&E after struggling to see a GP this year, stats have found.Lib Dem Health Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper, said: 'These shocking figures show once again that the GP crisis is piling pressure onto our hospitals and ambulance services'The Office for National Statistics data found 0.6 per cent of people in England said the last time they contacted their GP they ended up seeking urgent treatment.
One in 12 people aged 16 and above in England said they were unable to get through to their GP the last time they tried.STRIKE OUTIt comes after recent research by the King’s Fund revealed only a third of people said they were satisfied with GP services, the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since the survey began in 1983.
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