Nuffieldtrust: Why extending GP hours won't help ED attendance rates
16 Jan 2017
After a week of grim news about NHS emergency services, weekend newspapers shifted the focus onto primary care, with reports that the Prime Minister had apparently pointed the finger of blame at general practice. The Telegraph reported that she planned to “relieve the pressure on crisis-hit Accident & Emergency units" by demanding “that GP surgeries meet the government’s pledge to open from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week”.