Sunak registered with private GP practice’ that offers same-day visitations
The Independent|November 22, 2022
Rishi Sunak is registered with a private GP practice that guarantees same-day appointments for all patients with urgent concerns, according to reports.
LIAM JAMES
Sunak registered with private GP practice’ that offers same-day visitations

The prime minister last week refused to say whether he had private healthcare, as he thought it was not appropriate” to talk about one’s family’s healthcare”.

But The Guardian reports that he is registered with a west London clinic which charges 250 for a half-hour consultation and offers appointments in the evenings and at weekends. The clinic also allows patients to request home visits from doctors at a cost of between 400 and 500, while prescriptions cost up to 80, the paper reported.

The latest figures from NHS England show that a shrinking minority of patients using the public provider get same-day appointments. In September just 41.5 per cent of GP appointments took place on the same day, with 8 per cent taking place the following day. The same-day figure was the lowest this year and down nearly 2 per cent from the same month last year.

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