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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Patients to see a GP within two weeks as part of NHS improvement plan, Therese Coffey to announce

All GP patients in England will be offered an appointment within two weeks under plans to improve access to care this winter, Health Secretary Therese Coffey will announce.

As part of her “Plan for Patients” set to be unveiled in the House of Commons on Thursday, Ms Coffey will vow to free up one million appointments per year by employing extra surgery staff to ease the burden on GPs.

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