Petition to Save General Practice

Had difficulty making an appointment? Concerned that you have not been able to see the same doctor?  Want to have a longer consultation?

We would like to be able to offer more appointments, offer longer appointments and ensure that our systems enable people to see the same doctor but general practice is under huge pressure. Last year the number of patients the practice saw increased from 45,584 in the 12 months ending March 2013 to 77,953 in the 12 months ending March 2014. That is a huge increase of nearly 70%! Its a mind boggling huge increase.

However funding for general practice is a historic low of 8.39% of the NHS budget and is projected to plunge to just 7.29% by 2017. Indeed this month we have received notification from NHS England that our budget will be cut by £150,000 by the end of March 2017!

So, we are facing a crisis - huge increase in workload and budget cuts. No wonder you are having difficulty getting appointments!.


The Royal College of General Practitioners has launched a Petition to Save General Practice and if you would like to sign it click here.

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