Rising numbers forced to take time off work to see a GP, poll finds

Rising numbers forced to take time off work to see a GP, poll finds Rising numbers of people are being forced to take time off work to see a GP, despite Government pledges to offer appointments 8am to 8pm, new polls suggest.

Ministers have promised to improve access to family doctors, with a target for all patients to be able to see GPs at evenings and weekends by 2019.

But the survey suggests the situation is deteriorating, amid a drop in the number of family doctors. The Daily Telegraph