GPs vote overwhelmingly to take collective action over contract

GPs in England have voted in favour of taking collective action over their contractual terms and insufficient funding for general practice. The action was announced by the BMA on 1 August after a ballot of GP partners asked about their willingness to take action in response to an imposed contract for 2024-25 that included a core funding uplift of 1.9%. GPs’ leaders have warned that the deal has already forced some practices to close.1It is the first time in 60 years that GPs have taken collective action.Actions could begin immediately, such as GPs seeing no more than 25 patients a day, refusing to share patients’ data “unless it’s in the best interests of a patient,” and switching off NHS software that tries to cut prescribing costs.GP leaders said many of the actions would actually lead to GPs spending more time with their patients, while highlighting system failings in a bid…
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