Patients to wait more than one week to see GP on 100m occasions by 2020 - endangering the health of thousands of patients The new analysis published today by the Royal College of GPs show that, if recent trends continue, the number of occasions when patients will have to wait longer than a week to see their GP will increase by more than 28m occasions from 2015/16, when patients had to wait to see a GP on just over 69m occasions, to 98m in 2020/21.
The analysis also indicates that by 2020/21 waiting times will be so bad that patients will be unable to get an appointment with their GP at all on 52m occasions. In response, the College is calling for government promises of increased investment and an expansion in general practice staff numbers, outlined in NHS England’s GP Forward View, to be implemented as a matter of urgency in order to avoid this and ensure patient safety. RCGP analysis also reveals that on 9.4m occasions last year, patients didn’t seek healthcare elsewhere having been unable to secure an appointment to see their GP. If this situation does not improve, patients will fail to secure any healthcare at all, having been unable to see their GP for their condition, on a total of 46.8m occasions between now and the end of 2020/21. The RCGP believes these shocking figures pose a grave risk to the health of thousands of patients across the country. Royal College of General Practitioners
The analysis also indicates that by 2020/21 waiting times will be so bad that patients will be unable to get an appointment with their GP at all on 52m occasions. In response, the College is calling for government promises of increased investment and an expansion in general practice staff numbers, outlined in NHS England’s GP Forward View, to be implemented as a matter of urgency in order to avoid this and ensure patient safety. RCGP analysis also reveals that on 9.4m occasions last year, patients didn’t seek healthcare elsewhere having been unable to secure an appointment to see their GP. If this situation does not improve, patients will fail to secure any healthcare at all, having been unable to see their GP for their condition, on a total of 46.8m occasions between now and the end of 2020/21. The RCGP believes these shocking figures pose a grave risk to the health of thousands of patients across the country. Royal College of General Practitioners
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