A North East MP has attacked the Government's funding of NHS GPs in response to recent figures showing that an astonishing 15% of those trying to book an appointment with their doctor in our region were unable to.
Sharon Hodgson, the Labour MP for Washington and Sunderland West, has hit out at figures from this year's GP Patient Survey showing how those living in the North East and North Cumbria are struggling to get a slot with their doctor.
NHS England data from June also shows that in June alone, almost 60,000 appointments across the same region were held more than 28 days after booking. Across the wider North East and Yorkshire region, the figure was close to 200,000 - with more than 2m appointments being "over a month late" over the past year.
