Good Morning Britain fans have accused Robert Rinder for "blaming" GPs for the current NHS crisis.
People have been waiting hours for ambulances, whilst others struggle to get routine appointments, which was something discussed on the ITV breakfast show this morning as they chatted with GP Dr Amir Khan. As they chatted through other health stories, Robert finished off their chat by asking Dr Khan if GPs themselves were doing enough to help amid the crisis.
During their chat, Robert ended it by saying: "There's a lot of complaint and disquiet, that's a posh way of saying that they're very very angry, that a lot of GPs aren't opening on the weekends. They're refusing to work the houses required to deal with massive backlog."
They then went on to speak about doctors prescribing things like walking and exercise to improve people's physical and mental health, as he added: "Do you think doctors should be getting involved in these things when the surgeries are actually open."
Dr Khan seemed frustrated with the comment, as he fired back: "Well Rob, let me answer your first part of the statement, because we were promised 5000 extra GPs by this government, that hasn't happened.
"I train GPs up, normally I would be training one or two GPs up each year, at the moment I've got five trainees under my wing."
Angry viewers took to Twitter and accused Robert's tone of being "angry and blameworthy".
" #GMB Has Mr Rinder just blamed GP’s for the current crisis? His tone appears angry and blameworthy," one viewer penned, as another added: "Disappointed with Rob Rinder for blaming GP's for not working hard enough and refusing to put in the hours."
A third shared on the social media site: " @DrAmirKhanGP Hi. I think Rob Rinder was bang out of order with you just now on #gmb GPs do a great job under huge pressure. Thank you," with a fourth writing: "Goodness me Robert how ignorant. The extra staff GPs were promised didn't materialise. Again. Direct your ire at the people who didn't give you the Unicorns they promised."
Earlier this year, Dr Khan criticised Boris Johnson and the government over their 'new' plans to help with NHS waiting times.
"I think there will be lots of patients waiting to see when their surgery will going ahead. We're waiting to see how the 6million NHS backlog will be cleared," he said on the breakfast show previously.
"They're saying this is new to be published but this has been going on for a while... we need thousands more doctors, thousands more nurses but, more importantly, we need to value our staff more."
