Waiting lists set to soar amid six-fold rise in GP vacancies Waiting times to see a GP are set to soar amid a six-fold rise in vacancies for family doctors, new figures suggest.
The statistics show record shortages of family doctors, which have already fuelled rising waiting lists and surgery closures across the country.
The findings from Pulse magazine shows 12.2 per cent of positions are currently vacant - an increase from 2.1 per cent in 2011.
And almost one in five of GPs polled said they had given up trying to recruit a doctor in the last year because it had proved impossible.
Latest figures show the number of patients waiting at least a week for an appointment has risen from 13.8 per cent to 19.3 per cent in three years. The Daily Telegraph
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The statistics show record shortages of family doctors, which have already fuelled rising waiting lists and surgery closures across the country.
The findings from Pulse magazine shows 12.2 per cent of positions are currently vacant - an increase from 2.1 per cent in 2011.
And almost one in five of GPs polled said they had given up trying to recruit a doctor in the last year because it had proved impossible.
Latest figures show the number of patients waiting at least a week for an appointment has risen from 13.8 per cent to 19.3 per cent in three years. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- ‘Staggering’ GP vacancy problem must be addressed as a matter of urgency, says RCGP Royal College of General Practitioners
- One in eight GP posts left empty after many move abroad The Daily Mail
- GP recruitment crisis intensifies as vacancies soar to 12.2% The Guardian
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