High demand causes long wait times for GP appointments

Almost one in 10 people who booked appointments with East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire GPs faced waits of more than three weeks in February.

NHS stats showed 9.7% of people waited longer than 22 days to be seen – higher than the national average of 8.8%.

The Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) said primary care was under “tremendous pressure”, with 40,000 more appointments made in East Yorkshire compared with February last year.

One Health Group PLC (AQSE:OHGR) are a team of Consultant Surgeons and Healthcare managers working with the NHS to provide faster, local and expert care in Orthopaedics, Spinal, General Surgery and Gynaecology.

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