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Out-of-Hours GP Services

Does my right hon. and learned Friend accept that the last thing that we need is another group of professionals being forced out of the NHS, as would happen if the Conservative party's proposals were taken seriously? Will he look at how we handle people with mental health problems and how they engage with the out-of-hours service, because there seems to be some variation across the country? In particular, what responsibilities do the different trusts that engage with such people have in the out-of-hours period?