Industrial action by GPs could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on the NHS, health leaders have warned.
Family doctors who run GP surgeries will vote by noon today on whether they reduce the care they provide, including by limiting the number of patients they see every day.The British Medical Association launched the vote in protest against the previous government increasing their budget by 1.9% for this year.Doctors are expected to vote in favour of taking industrial action, without partaking in full-scale strikes.
Three million GP appointments could disappear every month as a result of the industrial action, heaping pressure on A&E, 111 and mental healthcare services.
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