Patients in parts of Somerset have seen a dramatic increase in four-week waits for GP appointments, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire saw a 43% increase in four-week waits last year compared to 2022, according to House of Commons Library research commissioned by the party.
The NHS data measures the time between when the appointment was booked and when it eventually took place. It also showed that the number of appointments patients had to wait two weeks or longer for in Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire spiked by 29% to 147,2967 in 2023, up from 114,4308 the previous year.
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