Tory MP attacks PM for trying to 'scapegoat' GPs

A senior Conservative has hit out at the Government for trying to "scapegoat" GPs for the pressures on emergency departments. Dr Sarah Wollaston, a former family doctor who chairs an influential committee of MPs, said the profession was under "relentless pressure" and did not have the capacity to extend opening hours as demanded by the Government. Outspoken Dr Wollaston hit out at the accusation - made by Downing Street - that GP surgeries were too often closing during the day.