4 day strike previously affected 200,000 appts
Hospitals cancel 250,000 in the ave week
Patients fail to attend 150,000
Doctors aren’t the problem but by standing up for fairness they are being scapegoated & the population gaslighted
Let’s not let facts get in the way
4 day strike previously affected 200,000 appts
Hospitals cancel 250,000 in the ave week
Patients fail to attend 150,000
Doctors aren’t the problem but by standing up for fairness they are being scapegoated & the population gaslighted
Let’s not let facts get in the way
18,000 UK-trained doctors have left to work abroad
That's nearly one in seven UK-trained drs, representing a 50% increase since 2008
Imagine investing £𝟮𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 dr, only for it to benefit another country
That’s UK workforce planning
18,000 UK-trained doctors have left to work abroad
That's nearly one in seven UK-trained drs, representing a 50% increase since 2008
Imagine investing £𝟮𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 dr, only for it to benefit another country
That’s UK workforce planning
That's why doctors are balloting on potential strike action
That's why doctors are balloting on potential strike action
GPs will be able to decide how they want to use the £ to deliver care
To truly deliver care closer to home that is responsive to local conditions & local need, this direction of travel needs to continue
GPs will be able to decide how they want to use the £ to deliver care
To truly deliver care closer to home that is responsive to local conditions & local need, this direction of travel needs to continue
The mainstream media, NHS leaders & Government have failed to support GPs
35m appts a month, 5m MORE than 2019
The combined TOTAL use of A&E/Ambulances/111 is LESS than the INCREASE in appts provided
GPs are doing this with less funding
#TeamGP #Medsky
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social to fund core General Practice
The average GP practice has lost the equivalent of 2 GPs, a nurse & admin in funding over the last 8 years (20% cuts)
It’s good there are negotiations but patients want & need to see GPs
Funding needed! #TeamGP
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social to fund core General Practice
The average GP practice has lost the equivalent of 2 GPs, a nurse & admin in funding over the last 8 years (20% cuts)
It’s good there are negotiations but patients want & need to see GPs
Funding needed! #TeamGP