New Pictures Doctor shortages putting care at risk with just one GP for 3,300 patients, ministers have been warned

DOCTOR shortages are putting care at risk with a single GP for every 3,300 patients in one area.

Swale in Kent was found to have the worst proportion of GPs in England.

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It is three times worse off than the best served, Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire, which has one for every 1,200 patients.

The chairman of The Royal College of GPs said the disparity was “shocking”, with care in some areas “not safe”.

Professor Helen Stokes- Lampard said the NHS was 6,000 GPs short. She warned: “Overall we just don’t have enough. We have had a historic underfunding.”

Lib Dem health spokeswoman Judith Jolly added: “Getting access to your GP should never be a postcode lottery.”

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The BBC analysis probed doctor supply in each NHS area.

The worst behind Swale were Horsham and Mid Sussex with 2,997 patients per GP, Bradford City with 2,587, Thanet in Kent with 2,520 and Bexley in South East London with 2,479.

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The best included Camden in North London (1,227), Liverpool (1,283) and North Derbyshire (1,286).

NHS England said it has hiked its family doctors budget and aims to take on 5,000 more.

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