Those waiting more than a year for primary care has increased by 200% since 2018 

Those waiting more than a year for primary care has increased by 200% since 2018 

The biggest waiting list is for physiotherapy, with 70,899 due an appointment at the end of June. Of these, 15,095 people have been waiting for over 12 months.

The number of people waiting over 12 months for primary care has increased by over 200% in the last five years, with tens of thousands waiting for physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

The figures show that there are currently 236,322 people waiting for primary care appointments nationwide.

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