One in 20 patients in England wait at least four weeks to see GP, figures show

Research by the House of Commons library found that general practice funding was 3.3% lower in 2022-23 than in 2018-19. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

One in 20 patients has to wait at least four weeks to see a GP at a time when funding for family doctor services is falling, NHS figures show.

In November 2023, 1.5m appointments in England at a GP surgery took place four weeks or more after they were booked, 4.8% of the 31.9m held that month.