Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to David Cameron’s speech, said:

“David Cameron has form on failing to honour pre-Election pledges on the NHS, so we should take this repeated promise of a seven-day NHS with a large pinch of salt.

“In 2010, the Conservatives promised seven-day GP opening but failed to deliver it. In fact, for most people, it has got harder to get a GP appointment on David Cameron’s watch. Patients deserve better.

“Over recent years, David Cameron has overseen a crisis of morale within GPs. With many GPs retiring and too few in training, there’s a risk things may get even worse.

“This year, the NHS is facing a huge financial deficit. David Cameron must produce a credible and funded plan to stop things getting worse before people will believe his promises of improvements.”