We are deeply concerned for the future of our local GP surgery, and the future of NHS general practice across England.
Like millions of people every day, we rely on our GPs and their teams to keep us and our families healthy, but we worry that getting the care we need is becoming harder.
We are also concerned that there aren’t enough GPs to deliver the care we need, especially with hospital waits as long as they are. This means we often have to wait longer to access the care we need, and it’s become harder to see the GP who knows me and I trust.
We’ve heard that practices see far more patients nowadays than in the past, but also that it’s very difficult financially for them to bring in extra GPs.
It is shocking that GP practices receive just 36p per day for each patient they care for, less than the cost of a supermarket apple.
We need be reassured that when our parents, friends or any one of us need help, our GPs will still be there for us. It is extraordinary to think that nearly 20% of surgeries have disappeared since 2015, placing more pressures on the practices that remain.
Please don’t allow this to get worse. Give GP practices the funding they need to care for their patients, and protect the care that our families rely on every day.
Yours sincerely,
