GPs will be forced to work Saturdays: NHS pushes ahead with delayed plan in wake of appointments row

GPs will be forced to work Saturdays: NHS pushes ahead with delayed plan in wake of appointments row All GP practices in England will have to open on Saturdays in order to make it easier for patients to get appointments. 

Family doctors will also have to offer face-to-face consultations until 8pm Monday to Friday under a new NHS contract. 

Practices will have to offer a full service during the new extended hours, which come into effect from October. The Daily Mail

See also: 

• Patients promised face-to face appointments on Saturdays The Daily Telegraph
• BMA 'bitterly disappointed' as imposed GP contract forces 9-5 Saturday opening GPonline