I guess he doesn't use that Internet thingie he's been hearing about

2009: “In Britain, the government itself runs the hospitals and employs the doctors. We’ve all heard scare stories about how that works in practice; these stories are false.”

And how’s that working out, Paul?

Where HAVE our GPs gone? Shock new figures show just one doctor for every 2,200 patients as NHS staff shortages start to bite... and even routine appointments are axed by more than a third of practices

• The are 1,343 fewer GPs now than in 2017, while patient numbers have risen

• Each GP is responsible to care for 2,200 patients because of lack of staff

• Figures show that GPs rush through 20% of appointments in five minutes or less

By SHAUN WOOLLER and JOHN STEVENS FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 19:00 EDT, 2 May 2022 | UPDATED: 03:09 EDT, 3 May 2022