Experts warn that first collective action in 60 years could have damaging knock-on effect on rest of health systemGPs in England are to stage industrial action for the first time in 60 years amid a row over funding, a move that experts have warned could have a catastrophic effect on the entire healthcare system.In a ballot run by the British Medical Association (BMA), family doctors voted in favour of taking collective action in protest at the previous government increasing their budget by only 1.9% this year. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/01/english-gps-to-stage-industrial-action-over-19-budget-increase
Author : Andrew Gregory Health editor
Publish date : 2024-08-01 09:48:59
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