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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Hatton

Lib Dems: Long waits for GPs three times higher in some rural areas than London

PA Wire

Waiting times for GPs of at least four weeks are more than three times higher in some rural areas than in London, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats.

The party is calling for a strategy to close what it is calling an “urban-rural divide” in access to GPs in England.

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