Patients could find it even harder to see a GP after Labour's hike in National Insurance, health leaders warn By Shaun Wooller, Health Editor Published: 22:30, 3 November 2024 | Updated: 22:30, 3 November 2024 e-mail View comments Patients could find it harder to see their GP because of the rise in national insurance - with 5million a month already unable to do so, health leaders warn. Doctors say they will be forced to cut back on staff if they are not exempt from the tax grab, which is expected to cost practices around £40,000. New analysis by the House of Commons Library reveals a quarter of people who contacted their GP surgery in the past month failed to get through on the day they called.
The study, based on an Office for National Statistics survey, showed that 22.4 million people tried to contact their GP in the previous 28 days. Of these, 5.
2 million were unable to get through to their GP on the day that they called, meaning nearly one in four people who wanted to get through to their GP could not. Dentists, pharmacists, social care providers and charities have also told of their fears that Rachel Reeves' rise from 13.8 per cent to 15 per cent could force them to close The study, based on an Office for National Statistics survey, showed that 22.
4 million people tried to contact their GP in the previous 28 days (stock photo) Your browser does not support iframes. According to the Library's research, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats , a further 1.2 million people .