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But it's everywhere. it's our nhs that's - supposed to be so good. portsmouth, one of the worst places to get a gp appointment. here, the number of patients for each doctor is the second highest in england and, like many areas, services are on their knees. it feels like a tsunami of need that is coming through to us and it feels quite demoralising that we are not managing to meet that need. in portsmouth and surrounding areas they say they are short of gps by about 50%. the government have set plans to increase gp numbers but they are notjust not on course to reach those figures, gp numbers ha...

Demand is so huge. well, the announcement comes after the conservatives lost more than 1,000 councillors in local elections across the country last week. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull, says issues with healthcare are likely to have played a part in those losses. no doubt one of the many complaints i have heard from voters during the campaign ajust i have heard from voters during the campaign a just how difficult it was to get a gp appointment. the chances are if you tried to see your doctor recently, you will have been involved in the eight o'clock in the morning scramble on the pho...

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Many complaints heard _ played a part. no doubt one of the many complaints heard from - played a part. no doubt one of the| many complaints heard from voters during the campaign was just how difficult it is to get a gp appointment. the chances are if you try to see your doctor recently he would have been involved in the eight o'clock in the morning scramble on the phones. so ministers are trying to address a fundamental problem this morning by putting this extra money out there which will go towards more digital systems that they hope will mean you won't get an engaged tone on the phone, you w...

Say for sure. clearly, the conservatives are still the biggest party. but very disappointing to have lost overall control. interestingly, the outgoing tory leader in medway said it was about the cost of living, it was about housing targets, it was about not being able to get a gp appointment. i would say those are local issues, but they are also big national issues. before i get more reaction from our guests, let's talk to the bbc deputy political editor vicki young. give us your thoughts so far. no doubt about it, the conservatives are talking about it being a disappointing night, ijust spoke...