Name: GP waiting times in UK worse than Rwanda, China and Russia, study finds
Uploaded: 2023-11-22T23:00:00+00:00
Duration: 12 min 7 s
Description: Patients in the UK are waiting longer to see a doctor than people in countries including Rwanda, China and Russia, a global health survey has found. For appointments to see a GP within 24 hours, the U

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Patients in the UK are waiting longer to see a doctor than people in countries including Rwanda, China and Russia, a global health survey has found. For appointments to see a GP within 24 hours, the UK ranked the third-worst of 40 countries surveyed, according to the Economist Impact health inclusivity index. Just over a third (35.3 per cent) of British respondents were able to see a doctor within a day, with only Canada (30.6 per cent) and France (33.7 per cent) ranking lower than the UK, and the figure falling far below the global average of 66.8 per cent. Almost one in five people in the UK (16.9 per cent) said they had to wait longer than a week to see their GP, compared with 7 per cent globally. Even war-torn Ukraine saw better waiting times for a GP than the UK, with 72.3 per cent saying they had access to a primary care doctor within 24 hours, while in Russia more than half could see a doctor in a day. Turkey scored the best for short waiting times (88.1 per cent), followed by Rwanda (87.4 per cent), Algeria (86.6 per cent), Kenya (84.6 per cent) and Mexico (83.8 per cent). The index released on Monday, which surveyed 42,000 people worldwide and was supported by consumer health company Haleon, ranked the UK third overall as the most “health inclusive” country. This was based on a variety of factors including policies, systems, spending and access.

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/gp-waiting-times-uk-rwanda-china-russia-2768105

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