In addition, nearly half of respondents (47%) were not able to get a routine appointment when needed and 43% were not able to get an emergency appointment
Over three quarters of people in Northern Ireland are worried about access to GP appointments, a new survey has found.
In addition, nearly half of respondents were not able to get a routine appointment when needed and 43% were not able to get an emergency appointment. The survey comes just days after it emerged that more people than ever in Northern Ireland are having to pay for private healthcare. Ian Wilson, Managing Director at CompareNI.com said: “It is disappointing to see how dissatisfied people in Northern Ireland are with their local GP services and how inaccessible both routine and emergency appointments have become.
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