The Prime Minister\u2019s £50 million Challenge Fund is currently improving general practitioner access for over two million patients across England. This includes offering evening and weekend appointments, as well as better use of technology, such as telehealth, to look after patients. By January, 7.5 million patients will be covered.<\/p>
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And, we have recently announced another £100 million of funding for next year to improve access for even more patients.<\/p>
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The general practitioner (GP) contract does not include any targets regarding waiting times for appointments. Under the terms of their contracts, GPs are required to provide primary medical services between 8am \u2013 6.30pm from Monday to Friday to meet the reasonable needs of their patients.<\/p>
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The latest GP patient survey results, published this month, found that 74.6% of patients rate their overall experience of making an appointment as good.<\/p>
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The Prime Minister's £50 million Challenge Fund will help over 1,100 practices, covering 7.5 million people, to develop new ways of improving GP access, including better access to GPs in evenings and at weekends and greater use of telephone, email and skype consultations.<\/p>
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The latest GP patient survey results, published this month, found that 74.6% of patients rate their overall experience of making an appointment as good.<\/p>
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