GP appointment waiting times have reached a 'record high' prompting concerns from a Dorset MP. New figures show more than 377,000 appointments across the county have involved waits of over 28 days since January – a 165 per cent rise compared with five years ago. Continue reading here

New figures have revealed an alarming rise in GP waiting times across Dorset, with thousands of local residents struggling to access the care they need. Since January, over 377,000 GP appointments in Dorset have had wait-times of more than 28 days, a staggering 165% increase compared to five years ago. The number of patients waiting more than two weeks has also more than doubled, rising from 409,139 in 2020 to 973,538 this year. These figures reflect a growing crisis in our l

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