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All-time low for GP funding risks lives
Patient care put at risk as funding for GP's hits record low
Funding for general practitioner services has slumped to its lowest-ever level as a proportion of the NHS budget - and patient care is being put at risk as a result.
The warning comes today from two key health bodies, namely the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP).
In 2004-5, 10.3 per cent of the NHS budget was spent on general practice but by 2011-12 this had dropped to 8.4 per cent, according to the two organisations.
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