My hon. Friend is absolutely right to draw attention to the fact that our manifesto commitment was to a true seven-day service across hospitals and general practice. That is why, a few weeks ago, we announced in our new deal for general practice plans to recruit 5,000 GPs so that we can increase capacity and make sure that people can get routine appointments in the evenings and at weekends.
NHS Reform
Proceeding contribution from
Jeremy Hunt
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 July 2015.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on NHS Reform.
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