article_snippet.sent: More than four million people will be stuck on hospital waiting lists – and a further 20 million unable to get a doctor's appointment within a week if the Tories are re-elected, Labour claimed today.
article_snippet.sent: In the latest GP-patient Survey, 10.9 per cent of people say people were unable to get an appointment with a GP the last time people tried.
article_snippet.sent: On this trend, by 2020, 14.8 per cent of people, some 8.4 million people, will be unable to get a GP appointment.
article_snippet.sent: A further 14.4 per cent of people are now waiting more than a week for a GP appointment.
article_snippet.sent: If this trend continues, some 21.7 per cent of people – more than 12.3 million people – will wait a week or more.
article_snippet.sent: Shadow  health secretary Andy Burnham said four million people will be stuck on hospital waiting lists – and a further 20 million unable to get a doctor's appointment within a week if the Tories are re-elected .
article_snippet.sent: Hospital waiting lists are also set to spike, Labour said.
article_snippet.sent: In May 2010, there were 2.57 million people on the English waiting list – but by February this year, this had grown to 3.15million.
article_snippet.sent: On this trend, there will be 3.8 million people on the waiting list by May 2020.