Daisy Cooper, Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, visited Portsmouth recently to back our campaign to demand better GP provision for the city.
Portsmouth has the second worst ratio in the country – just 1 GP to every 2843 patients. Portsmouth Lib Dems have been campaigning about this GP Crisis all year.
Daisy’s visit included discussing the matter with GPs directly at the Osbourne Rd practice of the Trafalgar Medical Group to hear about pressures that Portsmouth GPs and patients face. With Daisy's backing, we can take this issue straight to Parliament.
The local Lib Dem team will continue to fight for more and better access to GP's.
Our practical plan to achieve this includes:
These are included in the Lib Dem-led Council’s ambitious plans that lie behind the compulsory purchase of the Debenhams in Palmerston Rd and are part of the proposals for the new Bransbury park community and leisure centre scheme.
Please support us in our fight and sign our petition.
Residents have told local councillors time and again how difficult it can be to get a GP appointment. Portsmouth has the lowest number of GPs of any area of the country, and it really shows. In August, the Lib Dem-led City Council hosted the first GP Summit to look at how to get more GPs in the city.
