article_snippet.sent: GPs are the gateway to NHS care – nine out of 10 times, the first contact a patient has with the health system is through GPs GP.
article_snippet.sent: Around 24 per cent of people said it was not easy to get through to those who found GP opening hours inconvenient surgery on the phone.
article_snippet.sent: David Cameron has promised to introduce seven-day access to GP services by 202, while Ed Miliband has vowed to introduce a 48-hour target for GP appointments .
article_snippet.sent: Labour has promised a 48-hour target for GP appointments (at a cost of £100 million), while the Tories have promised a seven-day access to GP services by 2020.
highlights_snippet.sent: Nine in 10 times, the first contact a patient has with the NHS is via a GP .
  