WATCH: Geoffrey Bowden on GP surgeries not taking new patients

Almost a quarter of GPs in Brighton and Hove are not accepting new patients, a watchdog has revealed.

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove said it was concerned about the overall capacity of the system to cope if another surgery in the city shut.

The city has lost seven GP practices over the last two year, leading to thousands of patients having to register with other surgeries.

The watchdog checked with the online NHS Choices website, which lists details of practices and found ten in the city had closed lists.