ONS GP Survey: Two in five who could not get through to GP did nothing about symptoms

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the latest ONS Survey, which showed that two in five (39%) people who were unable to contact their GP in the past month opted to do nothing about their ailment, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:

“Our primary care services are at breaking point. Patients are left completely without options, instead letting their issues get worse when they are unable to get the care they need.

“The blame for this shocking state of affairs lies squarely with the Conservative Party whose years of shameful neglect has broken our NHS.

“It is now down to the new government to rise to this challenge and rescue our health service. That is why it is so disappointing to see that instead of supporting our GPs they are piling more pressure on them with their national insurance hike.

“The new government needs to urgently rethink these proposals, scrap the GP penalty and get patients the care they deserve.”

ENDS

Notes to Editors:

The ONS Survey can be found here.