GPs launch work-to-rule action

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NHS GPs launch work-to-rule action but is it a step too far?

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GPs in England have launched a work-to-rule action in a dispute with the government over funding.

Surgeries are taking a variety of steps and some are limiting the number of patients each GP can see to 25 per day .

But with many patients already finding it difficult to get to see a doctor, there's increasing concern it could put patients at risk.

At the heart of the dispute is money - funding for general practice has been 'lagging behind demand and inflation' The independent status of GP surgeries means staff working for them are not directly employed by the NHS .

The new government has already said it will put more money in, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting urging GPs to call off their work-to-rule.

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