Thursday, 13 December 2018

Thousands of patients in Nene are waiting at least three weeks to see GP

Thousands of patients in Nene are waiting at least three weeks to see GP Nearly 40,000 patients in Nene are waiting at least three weeks to see a GP, new figures reveal.

Doctors say it is important to treat patients early to “avoid conditions getting worse”. 

NHS Digital data shows that 37,140 people in the Nene Clinical Commissioning Group had to wait until at least 21 days to see a doctor after booking an appointment in October 2018. 

That is 11% of all patients. 

Of them, 18,800 waited more than a month. Daventry Express

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