article_snippet.sent: Pensioners aged over 75 will be guaranteed same-day appointments with Pensioners aged over 75 GP, as part of Tory plans for a huge cash injection for NHS.
article_snippet.sent: However, the promise that all over-75s will get a guaranteed same-day GP appointment will raise eyebrows among critics who say GPs are already struggling to cope.
article_snippet.sent: We need to do much more to ensure We vulnerable elderly can be treated in the community.
article_snippet.sent: That is why We are building on We decision to bring back named GPs for the over-75s by ensuring that, as part of this, they are guaranteed a same-day GP service when they need it.
article_snippet.sent: This means family doctors can focus on giving elderly people the care family doctors need, and prevent unnecessary trips to hospital.
article_snippet.sent: The guarantee will build on the new ‘proactive care programme’, which requires GPs to offer a priority service to The guarantee most vulnerable 2 per cent of patients.