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Hundreds of thousands more face waiting for more than a month for general practitioner Dating since labor New analysis finds that after taking power.
About 1.7 million people had to wait Dating for over a month November, from analysis liberal democrats The number of people claiming unemployment benefits is 246,625 higher than when Labor took office last July.
The study also found 7.6 million patients were waiting longer than Four weeks to see GP In autumn (September to November), there was an increase of more than 300,000 compared with the same period last year.
The number of patients waiting longer than a month has increased in every region of England, although some areas have seen much larger increases than others.
this NHS The biggest increase in trust is NHS Northamptonshire is up 47.31% since July 2024. This was followed by NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire, which rose by 40.73%.
However, NHS Sussex recorded the biggest increase in the number of patients waiting, with 18,409 more patients waiting longer (an increase of 29.76%).
Over the same period, some trusts recorded only modest increases, such as NHS North West (up 0.63%) and NHS West Yorkshire (up 1.11%).
liberal democrats healthy Spokesperson Councilor Helen Morgan said: “No one should be forced to wait more than a month to see their information.” general practitionerYet millions of people across the country are anxiously waiting, suffering or in need of treatment. In desperation, many people are turning to our overwhelmed emergency departments for treatment.
“The Tories left GP services crumbling, but the fact they are waiting for things to get worse shows the Tories’ complete failure labor So does the government.
“liberal democrats New life will be breathed into our GP services, with every patient having new legal rights to be seen within 7 days or 24 hours in an emergency, so no one is turned away when they need care. “
In contrast, the NHS waiting list Since Labor came to power in July 2024, the number of referrals for treatment has fallen from 7.6 million to 7.3 million. This number has remained largely stable since April this year.
The Department of Health and Social Care disagreed with the Lib Dem analysis, saying it was not “right” to make patients wait longer. A spokesman said: “These figures have been misrepresented as requests for ‘urgent’ appointments, but they include long-term condition reviews and follow-up appointments, which are typically booked in advance to suit patient needs.”
“Over the past 16 months, this government has invested an extra £1.1 billion in primary care, recruiting an extra 2,500 GPs and halving target numbers so GPs spend less time ticking boxes and more time caring for patients. As a result, patient satisfaction with general practice has improved after a decade of decline.
“The number of appointments booked by GP teams has increased by 6.5 million over the past 12 months, from 378.2 million to 384.7 million, with 2025 set to be a record year.”