GPs have reportedly voted to reduce their working hours to a 9am until 5pm at a time when many people are finding it difficult to get doctors appointments.
A motion to change the main opening hours from 8am to 6.30pm during the working week was agreed due to claims that the longer day discriminates against doctors with families.
The change was proposed at the England Local Medical Committees (LMC) conference where Gateshead and Tyneside LMC claimed female doctors were affected worst by the current hours.
