It takes a month to see a GP in England

New data from England’s National Health Service shows that in 2023, people will wait an average of four weeks to see a GP.

According to the Daily Mail, the number of people who waited 4 weeks or more to see a general practitioner increased by 38% compared to 2022 and reached 17.6 million people.

Also, 61 million people were waiting in line to see a general practitioner between 2 and 4 weeks, which shows a 22% increase compared to 2022.

The Lib Dems say patients should be able to see a GP in less than a week. The party has also demanded to meet in less than 24 hours for urgent requests.

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called the current situation a “scandal” and said: “Patients across the country are in a desperate situation. Trying hard to get an appointment with a general practitioner has become a normal thing and has made people suffer and suffer.

Experts say that in England, the demand for medical care and services is greater than the resources and labor, and without investment and efforts to increase the specialist workforce, these pressures will intensify in the future.