NHS out-of-hours services have been run without a single doctor in 1 in 10 areas

NHS out-of-hours services have been run without a single doctor in 1 in 10 areas  Four million patients have been left without a GP available at night or weekends at some point in the last year, an investigation has found. One in ten areas did not have a single doctor available to cover the shift, heaping pressures on Accident & Emergency departments, new figures show.
Senior doctors said the findings exposed “worrying” holes in patient safety, which meant patients had to rely on those without medical qualifications or turn to A&E. The Telegraph