The father-of-two, who runs a private practice with his wife, told the he feared “this is the end of my NHS career”.
He said “contractually they did nothing wrong”, but that it was “no way to finish it”.
“I had no warning and was surprised at the way they got rid of me,” he said.
Dr Cosgrove said he received a call from the firm later, “apologising for the manner of the communication”.
He added: “They said I should have had a phone call at the very least.
“I thought they were keen and in the 24 years of working for the NHS, I’ve never had bookings cancelled like this.
“It makes me sad.”
PC24 said: “Our medical director spoke directly to Dr Cosgrove and apologised for the way in which the information was communicated to him, which has been addressed internally.
“The temporary role has now been filled by a salaried clinician, however, Dr Cosgrove remains employed as bank GP with the organisation and can choose to avail of clinical shifts within the NHS as he wishes.”
