[Jamesy]

Thing is most people in the NHS are more than happy to work 7 days and support the basis of the idea, but only if they're given more resources and support to implement a 7 day service. But that simply won't happen and people in the NHS won't support it when all is being proposed is that they get stretched further when already they can barely cope.

The NHS needs a hell of a lot of restructuring. Cutting middle management helps to a certain degree, although it's hardly the savior of our health service, the government need to do far more than that to get the NHS to being more stable than it currently is.

This isn't just limited to GPs (I feel their pain though), but a NHS wide problem. I have family and friends who work in various areas, from management to nursing, every area is struggling and there is nothing being done to support them. I've even myself worked in the admin department that covers the whole of the NHS in South Wales, which while not quite as bad as other areas, it's certainly not coping with the demand that has grown the past few years.

I'm not really into online debates, hate them. Although given there are people in this thread that either have hands on experience or real knowledge from people actually working in the NHS I think we have somewhat a better outlook on the issue.