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Tory NHS plans could see 4 million evening and weekend GP appointments cut

Labour today set out plans to improve GP access by abolishing GP practice boundaries. But Conservative plans to let GPs cut their opening hours could see more than 4 million evening and weekend GP appointments lost.

Labour’s Health Secretary Andy Burnham MP said:

“People should take a long hard look at what the Tories say their plans are for the NHS. Evening and weekend opening hours are a keenly felt benefit for the millions of patients who need to be able to see a GP at a time that’s convenient to them. Hard-pressed families will be shocked to discover that for all his talk about understanding the concerns of real people, David Cameron is actually planning to cut as many as 4 million GP appointments at the evenings and weekends.”

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