NEW NHS data has shown that more people are waiting a month for a GP appointment than at any time since records began in 2017.

A total of 4,253 people in Bradford West faced a wait of 28 days or more to see a GP in October alone. A further 2,812 people had to wait more than two weeks.

The findings come as MPs prepare to vote on a motion proposed by the Labour Party to abolish the non-dom tax status to pay for training a new generation of NHS staff. 

Naz Shah, MP for Bradford West, said: “Patients in Bradford West are finding it impossible to see a GP when they need to.

"Among those, 4,253 waiting more than a month or not getting an appointment at all, there will be conditions going undiagnosed until it is too late.

“Labour will train a new generation of doctors and nurses, paid for by abolishing non-doms. Patients need doctors’ appointments more than the wealthiest need a tax break.

“Patients should be able to see the doctor they want, in the manner they choose, when they need to. Labour will put patients first and get them seen on time again.”