GPs respond to A&E criticism

GP representatives have hit back at criticism from the Secretary of State for Health over pressure on NHS A&E services. In a speech last month Jeremy Hunt MP blamed changes to GP working hours for an extra four million people going to hospital each year. The changes introduced by the Labour government in 2004 allowed doctors to opt out of out of hours care for a reduction in salary.

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