Theresa May to tell GP surgeries to give patients appointments when they want them or face funding cuts

Theresa May to tell GP surgeries to give patients appointments when they want them or face funding cuts GP surgeries will be forced to give patients appointments when they want or face funding cuts, Theresa May has announced as she attempts to relieve the pressure on crisis-hit Accident & Emergency units.

The Prime Minister will demand that GP surgeries meet the Government’s pledge to open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week unless they can prove that there is not demand in their area.

A major package of Government funding will be “contingent” on GPs being able to “demonstrate” that they are offering appointments “when patients want them”, ministers will say. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Don't blame GPs for NHS crisis - fund the health service properly, RCGP tells PM Royal College of General Practitioners
• GPs urged to commit to seven day service or lose funding BBC News
• GPs 'already work 24/7, 365 days a year' BBC News
• The NHS is making people sick, GP tells BBC BBC News
• GPs' leaders hit back at Theresa May in row over extended opening hours amid growing A&E crisis The Daily Telegraph
• Theresa May pushes for GPs to take the strain amid A&E crisis The Guardian
• May's scapegoat attempt could spark mass resignations, says top GP The Guardian
• GPs unable to cope with demand as leaders admit funding shortfall OnMedica