Protect Your Patients, Protect Your Practice
Vote YES and use the BMA GP Practice Survival Toolkit
It is now only three days to go until 17 June when the ballot to Save General Practice opens.
The BMA are holding this non-statutory ballot because general practice has been deliberately broken. Over 1,300 practices have been lost, and thousands more GPs with them. Funding for essential practice services has eroded to the tune of £660 million and successive sub-inflationary uplifts have threatened practices’ viability.
With almost 2000 fewer FTE GPs compared with a decade ago, and an additional 6.4million patients it is no surprise that patient dissatisfaction has doubled in the past five years.
In the referendum earlier this year almost every single one of you said a firm NO to the new contract and you were ignored by the Government, who have refused to make any improvements or give general practice any more resources.
This ballot is open to all GP contractors and partners in England. If you’re not yet a member you can join the BMA now to ensure you have your vote. And what’s more, any new member joining from 17 June, will get their first 3 months of membership for free: www.bma.org.uk/join
‘Are you prepared to undertake one or more examples of collective action as outlined in the BMA campaign to Protect Your Patients, Protect Your Practice?’
Vote YES to Take Action to Save General Practice.
Vote YES to protect your practice and to protect your patients.
The BMA are not asking you to breach your contract, but they are asking you to take a stand.
The ballot opens 17 June and closes on 29 July ahead of action commencing from Thursday 1 August.
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