GP blackspots: Old, rich and white people more likely to get appointment than young and less well-off, report finds

GP blackspots: Old, rich and white people more likely to get appointment than young and less well-off, report finds Young people and the less well-off find it more difficult to get an appointment with a GP than older, whiter, richer people, according to a damning parliamentary report.

A growing shortage of doctors has been blamed on the Department of Health (DoH) and NHS England, which “failed” to ensure GP numbers kept pace with demand. The Independent

See also:

• Access to General Practice in England Public Account Committee 
• RCGP response to PAC report on access to general practice in England Royal College of General Practitioners
• MPs slam government 'complacency' over GP workforce crisis GP Online