I know first-hand how important it is to have access to her family doctor. I have multiple chronic health conditions and rely on seeing a regular GP, who knows my medical history. But in Leeds, where I live, it has become increasingly hard to get appointments with my GP.

I knows I'm not alone. Across the country, patients are finding it harder to see their family GP, to talk to someone who knows them. 

It’s clear there aren’t enough GPs to deliver the care we all need.

I was shocked to learn that GP practices receive just 36p per day for each patient they care for, less than the cost of a supermarket apple. And that nearly 20% of surgeries have disappeared over the last ten years, placing more pressures on the GPs that remain.

This must change. We need to know that when our parents, friends or any one of us need help, our GPs will still be there for us.

The Government must invest in general practice. Sign my petition to help protect your family GP.