GPs could resign over new NHS rules that require practices to stay open later and on weekends unless they are given more cash, it was claimed today.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said doctors were 'bitterly disappointed' at the changes to their NHS England contract imposed without their support.
Union bosses have tried to negotiate terms with the NHS over the past year, amid an ongoing row about access to face-to-face appointments - but talks hit a stalemate.
Family doctors wanted extra funding to cover the rising national insurance costs and inflation. 
But the final contract, given to the BMA just hours before being made public, made no mention of the additional cash it had demanded. 
The BMA says GPs were already working weekends and situs judi slot online gacor weeknights and that the deal basically amounted to 'lesser funding for the same service'. 
Without an 'emergency rescue package', the BMA warned practices 'will lose staff'.

It has not disclosed how much cash it wants or who would receive it.
Commentators have warned the move could trigger a wave of retirements and force practices to ration regular weekday appointments to cover the overtime.  
From October, each local hub of GP surgeries, known as Primary Care Networks, will have to offer appointments until 8pm Monday-Friday and between 9am-5pm on Saturdays. 
Practices must offer a full service during the extended hours, with access to nurses, pharmacists and physiotherapists.
Overnight, The Times newspaper claimed PCNs could be stung by financial penalties if they failed to see patients on evenings and weekends.





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