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GP appointments

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with members of the media as he visits Croydon University hospital on October 28.

PM u-turns on pledge to introduce £10 fine for missed GP appointments

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions on October 26, 2022 in London, England. It was Mr Sunak's first Prime Minister's Questions since taking office yesterday, following the resignation of Liz Truss. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions on October 26, 2022 in London, England. It was Mr Sunak's first Prime Minister's Questions since taking office yesterday, following the resignation of Liz Truss. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak plans to fine people £10 for missing NHS appointments

Top doctor says patients should be fined for failing to show-up for GP appointme...

Almost a fifth of Lincolnshire patients avoided making a GP appointment in the past year over fears of being a burden on the NHS.
Almost a fifth of Lincolnshire patients avoided making a GP appointment in the past year over fears of being a burden on the NHS.

Over 1,000 Lincolnshire patients avoided GP over fears for NHS

GP practices in north Lincolnshire saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)
GP practices in north Lincolnshire saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)

Sharp spike in GP appointments in north Lincolnshire

GP practices in Scunthorpe saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)
GP practices in Scunthorpe saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)

Sharp spike in GP appointments in Scunthorpe

GP practices in Lincoln saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)
GP practices in Lincoln saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)

Sharp spike in GP appointments in Lincoln

GP practices in Grimsby saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)
GP practices in Grimsby saw a sharp spike in activity during March (photo: Anthony Devlin)

Sharp spike in GP appointments in Grimsby

Fears about Covid-19 has seen people staying away from their GPs
Fears about Covid-19 has seen people staying away from their GPs

Huge drop-off in GP appointments in Lincolnshire during lockdown