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More than 51 million GP appointments lasted five minutes or less last year as patients were ‘rushed’ out the door, official figures from the UK suggest.

Millions of GP appointments in the last year lasted less than five minutes, research from the Liberal Democrats suggests.House of Commons Library analysis, based on NHS figures from March 2022 to February 2023, included data for the number and propor...

Shortage of doctors means one in six people are 'crammed into' short slots

The House of Commons Library analysed NHS data on the duration of in-person and remote GP consultations from March 2022, when the figures were first published, to February 2023.

One in six patients in England are being limited to just five minutes with their doctor.

The proportion of appointments lasting one to five minutes in England ranges from 16% this February to almost 21% last October, the data showed.

The proportion of appointments lasting one to five minutes in England ranges from 16% this February to almost 21% last October, the data showed.

Millions of GP appointments in the last year lasted less than five minutes, research from the Liberal Democrats suggests.

The number of people per dentist in Hampshire has reduced in the last year, against the national trend.

The number of people per dentist in Hampshire has reduced in the last year, against the national trend.