GPs Vote to Begin Industrial Action That Could Last Months

Published on August 1, 2024

GPs in England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action amid disagreement over a new contract for family doctor services. The British Medical Association (BMA) announced on Thursday that 98.3 percent of the 8,518 GPs who cast their ballot voted to undertake collective action starting Aug. 1. The action does not include closing surgeries and practices will still be required to be open between 8 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Instead, the BMA has encouraged practices to choose from 10 collective actions, such as limiting the number of patient contacts for GPs to the recommended maximum of 25, referring patients directly to specialists rather than following NHS protocols, and refusing to share patient data unless it is deemed in the patient’s best interest....

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