Wes Streeting: Demand more funding to tackle the GP appointment crisis!

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I’m writing to you to express my concern over the current state of securing GP appointments in the UK.

During the election, the Labour government promised  to end the 8am scramble by allowing patients to easily book appointments to see the doctor they want, in the manner they choose. But it has been made very clear by Doctors' Association UK that this is not possible under current funding. £35 extra will need to be spent on each patient every year to match funding levels from a decade ago.

I am one of over 41,393 Organise members who have joined the campaign calling on the Labour government to immediately fund GPs to help avoid cutting down on appointments.

Here are some of the reasons why Organise members are supporting this campaign:

"300 plus calls in an attempt to get an appointment, but there were none. Book online and you have to wait at least 2 weeks for telephone appointment and after that, you ring again to try get a physical appointment. It's a terrible service now."

"After repeated attempts to secure an appointment with my GP for nagging symptoms that I was having, I just gave up trying. Eventually the symptoms became too much and finally, after routine blood tests it was discovered that I was diabetic with high blood pressure and liver issues. I discovered this all in one day, with a brief phone call from a GP. A list of more blood tests, a liver scan and an appointment with a nurse were sent to my phone. I still haven’t actually seen a GP. I could have addressed all of these issues sooner if I could have accessed a Doctor earlier."

"9 times out of 10, I am told that a GP will not see me anymore and to go to a pharmacy (3 of which have closed down locally in the last 6 months!), or to the walk in centre, where you endure a 5+ hour wait to be seen, if you are seen! The service is no longer effective or appropriate anymore, leaving a lack in trust in GPs and their service."

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,

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