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Fact Check: is it now harder to see a GP?

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageLabour is focusing on NHS waiting times.Labour Party.

Government figures show 590 fewer GP practices now able to offer patients appointments on weekday evenings, Saturdays or Sundays, compared with 2010.

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At the last election, [David Cameron] promised to open GP surgeries seven days a week but the reality is that millions...

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