UK: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Doctors surgery in Darlington.

A Gateshead GP raises concerns about the NHS being in a 'death spiral' due to increased patient load and lack of support. The speaker, with a personal NHS background, emphasizes the importance of the NHS and highlights recent investments and reforms aimed at improving services, reducing wait times, and ensuring better care across GP surgeries, elective operations, and emergency services.

What concern does the Gateshead GP have about the NHS service?

• The service is in a 'death spiral'.

• The service is improving rapidly.

• There are too many doctors.

• Patients are decreasing in number.

What is the speaker's personal connection to the NHS?

• Their parents were involved in the NHS.

• They were a patient in the NHS.

• They worked as a nurse.

• They have no personal connection.

What difficult decision was made regarding NHS funding?

• To increase taxes for NHS funding.

• To decrease NHS funding.

• To prioritize NHS funding despite financial challenges.

• To close several NHS facilities.

What is the goal of investing additional resources into the NHS?

• To hire more administrative staff.

• To increase the number of hospitals.

• To build new medical schools.

• To improve services and reduce wait times.

Which areas are targeted for improvement with the new NHS investments?

• Only GP surgeries.

• Only elective operations.

• GP surgeries, elective operations, ambulances, and A&E.

• Only ambulance services.