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Wes Streeting: We do our shopping, banking, and entertainment online, so it’s ridiculous to make patients wait on the phone first thing…

On the recordJuly 12, 2026
We do our shopping, banking, and entertainment online, so it’s ridiculous to make patients wait on the phone first thing in the morning to see a GP.
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Wes Streeting
Labour Party

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Critiquing NHS appointment systems.

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