A registration form and a stethoscope at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London, September 10, 2014
ACCESS to GP appointments has topped the public’s list of NHS concerns, according to a new poll.
The Health Foundation think tank warned of a “potential misalignment” between the government’s priorities for the health service, which it claims is reducing waiting times for routine hospital treatment, and what is most important to the public.
The poll of 2,198 people over the age of 16, conducted by Ipsos, found that making it easier to get a GP appointment was a top priority for almost four in 10.
We need a massive change in direction to renew a crumbling health service — that’s why Plaid Cymru has an ambitious plan to recentre primary care by recruiting 500 additional GPs and opening six new elective care hubs across Wales, writes MABON AP GWYNFOR
