The health secretary is expected to urge GPs in England to end collective action and warn it will "only punish patients" in a speech on Friday. Addressing the Royal College of GPs conference in Liverpool, Wes Streeting is set to say he understands why doctors "wanted to give the previous government a kicking".

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Following the ballot, the BMA recommended 10 protocols for surgeries to action, including limiting the number of patients seen by a doctor each day to 25 and being able to stop work when they are not contracted to do so. NHS England warned the action could not only disrupt GP services, but also affect A&E […]

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GP members of the British Medical Association voted in favour of collective action in August.

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The Health Secretary is expected to urge GPs in England to end collective action, warning it “will only punish patients”.

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In an effort to stop GPs from striking, the health secretary will tell them "we will only turn the NHS around if we work together".

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'It will only punish patients': Streeting urges GPs to end industrial action

The Health Secretary is expected to urge GPs in England to end collective action, warning it “will only punish patients”. Wes Streeting will deliver a speech to doctors at the Royal College of GPs conference in Liverpool on Friday. He is expected to say: “I understand after 14 years of neglect why GPs wanted to give the previous government a kicking. But collective action will only punish patients. “This Government is already hiring 1,000 more G…

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Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said the government will introduce legislation to create a single register of GPs and specialist doctors.

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