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Bristol Post
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Shashana Brown

Bristol named one of the 'best' cities for healthcare access in the UK

Bristol has been named as one of the best cities in the UK for healthcare, ahead of London and Glasgow. The city was awarded a score of 6.94 out of 10 making it the fifth best in the country according to the research.

Leeds topped the list of cities with the best healthcare, with Edinburgh second and Manchester third. Nottingham was in fourth place, ahead of Bristol while London came in sixth place.

Oxford also made the top 10 while Sunderland and Kingston upon Hull came in joint ninth.

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According to research by Health experts at From Mars, the city has a very reasonable surgery waiting time of 27-weeks and for every 100,000 people, there are 2.92 hospitals and 1.13 sexual health clinics available.

By looking at key factors sexual health clinics, average waiting times for general surgery at NHS Trust hospitals, and the number of hospitals - From Mars was able to compile the UK cities with the best healthcare accessibility based on data from the NHS, Allianz Worldwide Care, and Newsweek.

Here are the top ten cities that are the best to consider moving to - should you want to live in a city with the best hospital access.

Rank City Healthcare Score /10
1 Leeds 8.01
2 Edinburgh 7.65
3 Manchester 7.55
4 Nottingham 7.25
5 Bristol 6.94
6 London 6.89
7 Glasgow 6.79
8 Oxford 6.63
9 Sunderland 6.43
9 Kingston upon Hull 6.43

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