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What does it mean when GPs strike!!!!

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Just here to present our thoughts, not tell you to strike or not

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Stress Warning - All of this is bad our mental healths - look after yourself

The motion on striking

That this committee is outraged by the deliberate, relentless denigration of GPs by Government, NHSEI and certain quarters of the media, and: (100% Agree)

i. rejects the plan published by NHSEI on 14th October 2021 and calls on all LMCs (local medical committees) in England to disengage from any participation with the implementation of that plan 

ii. calls on all practices in England to pause all ARRS recruitment and to disengage from the demands of the PCN DES 

iii. promises its full support to protect and defend any constituent GPs who refuse to engage or comply with the unreasonable contractual impositions by NHSEI of “Pay Transparency” and “Covid Medical Exemption Certification”  

iv. calls on all practices in England to submit undated resignations from the PCN DES to be held by their LMCs, only to be issued on the condition that submissions by a critical mass of more than 50% of eligible practices is received 

v. instructs the GPC Executive to negotiate a comprehensive new contract to replace the outdated, underfunded, unlimited, unsafe workload of the current GP contract 

The response

https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/bma-s-england-gp-committee-rejects-government-s-rescue-package-and-moves-towards-a-ballot-on-industrial-action

How we got here / Background…

• General media headlines
• Changing pattern of access
• PCN DES and IIF requirements tightened
• Stretched GP services and teams
• Letter BW999 and package to improve access - VIDEO LINK
  • Bw 999 : Our plan for improving access for patients and supporting general practice https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2021/10/BW999-our-plan-for-improving-access-and-supporting-general-practice-oct-21.pdf
  • Our review: https://youtu.be/Rk3s0wQANBM
• Poor reception amongst GP community (to say the least)
• GPC motion… SLIDE
• Back at the motion in detail

Public sentiment

• Has the battle already been lost… Daily Mail
• Maybe not recent National GP Survey

Know your opponents?

• Government quite hard-nosed. Difficult for them to face future challenges if lose

Know your self?

• GPs notoriously difficult to manage or unify around a mission, vision etc. 
• So diverse

What is going on? Bigger picture?

• Manoeuvres to make current contract arrangements unworkable, force resignations and bring in big business and trusts to run salaried service?
  • Noam Chomsky - defund, dissatisfaction priverise
• Government looking for scapegoats and creating controversy to distract from bigger failings/issues?