GPs in England have voted in favour of taking limited forms of industrial action to protest against the government’s drive to force them to see patients face to face.
The results led the profession’s new leader to warn ministers that “demoralised, broken and exhausted” family doctors may refuse to undertake some normal duties to show their anger. The Guardian
See also:
- BMA extremely disappointed that pay uplift for doctors in England doesn’t adequately reward doctors and demands fair uplifts BMA
- Continued rise in appointments shows GPs are doing more and more to deliver care for patients BMA
- A GP’s perspective on the future of general practice The Health Foundation
- Are we seeing the decline of general practice, or its rebirth? (podcast) The Health Foundation
- General practice 'busier and busier' as winter approaches, figures show Royal College of General Practitioners
- Number of GP appointments with an actual doctor drops below 50% for first time this year The Daily Mail
- GPs back strike action over face-to-face appointments The Daily Telegraph
- 'Line in the sand': GPC chair offers olive branch to government but warns GPs ready to fight GPonline
- GPs saw nearly two thirds of patients face to face last month Pulse
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