Problems to see GP
Getting to see a GP in England is getting more difficult, the official patient survey shows.
The poll of more than 900,000 patients found that, in the last two years, the proportion saying it was not easy to get through on the phone rose from 18% to 24%.
When they did get through 11% were unable to get an appointment, the Ipsos MORI poll for NHS England showed.
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