fans pay tribute to the former england and watford manager, graham taylor, who died on thursday. we ll have the details in sportsday at 5:30pm. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is warning gps they could face funding cuts, if they don t keep surgeries open for longer to meet demand from patients. the government says many people are going to hard pressed accident and emergency departments because they can t get gp appointments. doctors‘ leaders accuse the government of failing to address an nhs funding crisis. our political correspondent tom barton reports. waiting time targets missed. hospitals declaring major alerts. the news from the nhs last week wasn t good. now there s a suggestion from number ten that part of the cause is that family doctors just aren t open for long enough. a downing street spokesman said, it is increasingly clear that and so ministers are proposing withholding extra funding from gps who can t show they re offering appointme
our political correspondent tom barton reports. hospitals have faced a winter crisis like none before. unprecedented pressure in the new year, led almost half to declare a major alert doctors warning patient safety was being compromised. today the government said gp surgeries were partly at fault, failing to provide the access patients need, forcing them into accident & departments instead. the government wants surgeries to open from 8am until 8pm and open seven days a week unless they can prove there is no demand. they said they will withhold extra funding unless gps comply. i have worked as a nurse for many years in the nhs and i know every winter is difficult, but this winter in particular, i have seen the highest number ever attending a&e so we have to make best use of resources. funding is tight and if gps will not be open when the public need them to be open, the funding can be directed to other places in the nhs such as a&e. but gps say they are being made a scapegoat
we ll have the details in sportsday at 7:30pm. this is bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is warning gps they could face funding cuts, if they don t keep surgeries open for longer to meet demand from patients. the government says many people are going to hard pressed accident and emergency departments because they can t get gp appointments. doctors‘ leaders accuse the government of failing to address an nhs funding crisis. our health correspondent robert pigott reports. hospitals have faced a winter crisis like none before. unprecedented pressure in the new year, led almost half to declare a major alert doctors warning patient safety was being compromised. today the government said gp surgeries were partly at fault, failing to provide the access patients need, forcing them into accident & departments instead. the government wants surgeries to open from 8am until 8pm and open seven days a week unless they can prove there is no demand. they sai
welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is warning gps they could face funding cuts, if they don t keep surgeries open for longer to meet demand from patients. the government says many people are going to hard pressed accident and emergency departments because they can t get gp appointments. doctors leaders accuse the government of failing to address an nhs funding crisis. our health correspondent, robert pigott, reports. hospitals have faced a winter crisis like none before. unprecedented pressure in the new year, led almost half to declare a major alert doctors warning patient safety was being compromised. today the government said gp surgeries were partly at fault, failing to provide the access patients need, forcing them into accident & emergency departments instead. the government wants surgeries to open from 8am until 8pm and open seven days a week unless they can prove there is no demand. they said they will withhold extra funding unless gps comply. i have worked as a