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Number of patients waiting three weeks or more to see a GP surges to 3 million as patient satisfaction hits an all-time LOW It marks a rise of almost 400,000 appointments waiting over 22 days in a month READ MORE: Half of patients now don't see the same GP, study finds By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:44, 30 May 2024 | Updated: 11:58, 30 May 2024 e-mail 83 View comments More than 3million patients are having to wait at least three weeks to see their GP, shock data reveals. NHS statistics show 30.4million appointments took place in England last month.

But 3.2million were booked almost a month earlier — or one in every 10. It marks a rise of almost 400,000 appointments waiting over 22 days in just a month, illustrating the dire crisis which has seen disgruntled patients abandon NHS surgeries in favour of going private or visiting swamped A&E units instead.



Separate data today also found GP satisfaction in the UK last year dropped to its lowest level ever recorded. Campaigners have long warned the delays, fuelled by a shortage of GPs, puts patients at risk of having a serious illness diagnosed late or missed entirely. Your browser does not support iframes.

Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. The figures, released today by NHS England, show almost half took place on the same day (44.

6 per cent), up slightly on the previous month. Almost a third (30.7 per cent) had to wait more than a week.

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