FIVE MILLION patients are being denied a GP appointment every month, analysis reveals

FIVE MILLION patients are being denied a GP appointment every month, analysis reveals Five million people a month are unable to book a GP appointment when they want one with the number doubling in a year, a damning study suggests.

Millions more are left waiting over a month to be seen, potentially forcing them to overcrowded A&Es or leaving them at risk of serious diseases being diagnosed too late.

The situation has got drastically worse, with the number unable to see a GP rocketing from 2.7million in October 2021 to 5.2million this October, according to analysis of NHS figures by the Labour Party. The Daily Mail

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