Patients across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are now able to access primary care services for longer under a new NHS initiative.
Additional appointments are being made available to patients during weekday evenings and at weekends from September 1.
GPs are working together to offer extended opening hours for same day and pre-bookable appointments for an additional four hours per day until 8pm each week day and Saturday and Sunday mornings.
All practices must be able to direct patients to the service and offer a choice of evening or weekend appointments in the same way they offer core hours appointments.
