Labour vows to end 'postcode lottery' of GP visits as 75% of patients unable to see same doctor

Labour has said it would guarantee face-to-face appointments for patients if the party wins the next general election, as data showed more than half of check-ups are held virtually in some regions

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: “It’s much better for patients to see the GP who knows their medical history, face-to-face if they wish. But patients are finding it impossible to get an appointment at all, let alone with the doctor they want, in the manner they choose.”

Labour has said it will also slash GP waiting times, as the party looks to match the Prime Minister on hisThe party said it would clamp down on the current “postcode lottery” for GP waiting times, with 11 per cent of patients in Chesterfield in Derbyshire waiting more than a month to see a doctor, according to the latest figures – almost ten times as many as in Coventry.

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