article_snippet.sent: The effect was also largest at weekends.
article_snippet.sent: Based on these findings, we calculated that this eight per cent fall would translate into two million fewer visits to A&E each year if weekend opening was made available nationally.
article_snippet.sent: The last Labour government encouraged extra hours but the policy was eventually dropped.
article_snippet.sent: Further evaluation of other pilots may point us towards the most cost-effective arrangement for weekend openings.
highlights_snippet.sent: Weekend opening hours have been suggested as one solution .
  