Should you pay to see a GP?
Jan 27, 2023•19 min
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Episode description
Charging for GP appointments and A&E visits is "crucial" to the survival of the NHS, according to former health secretary Sajid Javid. But is asking patients to pay for GP appointments the answer to long waiting lists.
On the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson hears from GPs at one surgery in Cheshire about their thoughts on paid-for appointments, and Sky’s health correspondent discusses the future of the NHS, 75 years after it was founded.
Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott & Annie Joyce
Editor: Philly Beaumont
On the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson hears from GPs at one surgery in Cheshire about their thoughts on paid-for appointments, and Sky’s health correspondent discusses the future of the NHS, 75 years after it was founded.
Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott & Annie Joyce
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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