90% of patients see a GP within 48 hours
NINE out of ten patients in Scotland are able to see their GP within two days of asking for an appointment, a survey of 270,000 patients has revealed.
The poll found 90 per cent of patients were able to see a health worker within 48 hours, while 75 per cent said they were able to book an appointment three or more days in advance.
Some surgeries have stopped such advanced bookings to help meet the 48-hour target, telling patients instead to phone up on the day they want to come in.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the results showed the "excellent job" most GP surgeries were doing for their patients, but the British Medical Association said individual practices could lose out on funding because of "extremely small" samples of surveys returned in some areas. The findings are linked to funding arrangements.
Email to a friend
Print this page- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish independence: Alex Salmond’s pledge to sign up 1m voters
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Sunday 27 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: North east
