A BRADFORD doctor has defended a vote by GPs to reduce their working hours.
Dr Amir Khan reacted to local medical committees' calls for 9am to 5pm working hours for GPs.
He gave an insight into the current working hours for GPs, including his own in Bradford.
"GPs, we're humans as well. We've got families, we've got children. We want to be able to live as well as to work.'@DrAmirKhanGP defends the GP vote to reduce their working hours after local medical committees call for 9am to 5pm working hours pic.twitter.com/DKUHZcu9YV
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) November 25, 2022
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Dr Amir said: “It’s a really tricky one. I’m a GP, I usually start at 7am and usually finish at about 6.30pm to 7pm. This 9-5 is the time they see patients. No GP I know works within the hours they are contracted.
“What this suggests is that GPs are humans as well, we have got families, we have children. We want to be able to live as well as work.
“Because of the shortfall of GPs across the country, the GPs that are working are working under huge pressure and that is impacting their home life and their relationship with their families.
NHS Digital figures show GPs carried out a record 32 million appointments in England in October, with the highest proportion of patients being seen face to face since the start of the pandemic.
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