Patients relying on out-of-hours GP services at risk of treatment not being safely monitored

Patients who do not have a family doctor and are relying on out-of-hours GP services are at risk of their treatment not being safely monitored, doctors have warned. Picture: Lynne Cameron/PA

Patients who do not have a family doctor and are relying on out-of-hours GP services are at risk of their treatment not being safely monitored, doctors have warned.

Some out-of-hours services are struggling so much with increased demand they may no longer be able to accept patients who have no GP.