"Politicians and policy makers are blaming failures in out-of-hours GP care for the rising demand on accident and emergency (A&E) units....but the figures surrounding attendances at A&E departments in England don’t present the full picture. There is little research evidence to support the notion that GPs can reduce attendance at A&E by opening their practices for longer hours."

Read Dr Sarah Purdy's article here:

http://theconversation.com/attacking-gps-for-aande-crisis-ignores-roots-of-the-problem-14907