Adam Dance MP calls for new laws on GP appointments and cancer care to be included in the King’s Speech

Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil, Adam Dance wants to see the new Government prioritise the NHS and social care in this Wednesday's King's Speech.

Adam Dance MP asks for new laws to tackle the crisis in GP and cancer care waiting times. The Liberal Democrat general election manifesto called for patients to have legal rights to see a GP within a week and to start cancer treatment within 62 days of an urgent diagnosis, with new laws putting a statutory duty on the Government to deliver this.

The NHS crisis is one of the most common issues raised on the doorstep by local people, and the Liberal Democrat MPs are now taking those concerns to Westminster. 

Since the Conservatives promised to hire 6,000 more GPs, the number has fallen by almost 500, leaving our GP services in crisis and people struggling to get an appointment.

More than 100,000 patients in the last year waited longer than the NHS target of 62 days to start urgent cancer treatment.

Adam Dance MP commented: 

“I have heard heartbreaking stories from local people about the state of the NHS. We all know it has become almost impossible to see an NHS dentist or GP when you need to, and cancer care targets are constantly being missed. 

“Years of neglect under the Conservative Party have left our local health and care services in a state of chaos. Our community deserves better.

“Together the Liberal Democrats are asking the new Government to do the right thing and put the NHS and care at the top of their priority list. We need action now to rebuild local health services