Four in five general practices are already taking collective action, says BMA

Over 80% of general practices in England are already taking some form of collective action over their contractual terms and insufficient funding for general practice, the BMA has said.In a ballot over the summer GP partners in England voted overwhelmingly in favour of collective action, with 98.3% of members voting yes.12 The BMA called on GP contractors to start taking at least one action from a menu of 10 actions from 1 August 2024.In a video statement released on 13 September, Katie Bramall-Stainer, chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee for England, said that the committee had given the new government an opportunity to get around the table but that it was “still waiting to hear back.” She told GPs, “The clock is ticking. Over 80% of practices are already taking at least one or more actions from our safe, sustainable action menu. Remember: none of them breach your contract,…
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