GP leaders have said if action is not taken soon to stabilise general practice the consequences for patients will be severe.
Speaking to BBC News NI, Dr Stout said this was impacting the quality of the service as GPs just cannot cope with current demand. "It is vitally important that in the absence of an executive that he's given as much opportunity as possible around transforming services as much as possible."GPs also told politicians that their contracts need to change and become less bureaucratic so they have more time to spend with patients.Both colleges said there is a need to know how many GPs, surgeons and nurses are required in the future to meet demographics.
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