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Burnham: We'll cut GP wait to 48hrs
As crisis in A&E grows, Labour calls for faster access to GPs
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham suggested yesterday that a Labour government must cut GP appointment waiting times to no longer than 48 hours.
Mr Burnham made his announcement at a specially convened Commons summit on the escalating crisis in hospital Accident and Emergency Departments.
He told the gathering of A&E staff, ambulance workers and social care staff that the present situation where people had to repeatedly ring up hoping for a doctor's appointment was "just not good enough."
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