I made some comments in the Covid thread and said the NHS was currently seriously threatened and I was asked what I meant. Seeing as is it very separate to Covid I am putting it here.
In the last few weeks the RCN has said it will start to discuss with its members their feelings ahead of a potential ballot on strike action affecting nurses, midwives and HCA’s. A vote is now being taken in Wales in what some see as a test case for wider action. This all relates to the 3% pay offer.
Also today, there was an emergency meeting of GPC England who represent GP practices across the country. They unanimously called out the deliberate and relentless denigration of General Practice. In overwhelming majorities they rejected last weeks wholly unacceptable ‘rescue plan’ from NHS England and the Secretary of State; encouraged all practices to disengage with the PCN project; supports them to not fulfil a couple of worthless contractual requirements.
However most significantly they will now seek undated resignation letters from practices to he held centrally and submitted when 50% are held. They have also demanded the negotiation of a new GP contract.
It stops short of what I thought might happen which is to hold resignations of the main contracts which would have the potential to collapse the NHS in 6 months. It is however very serious and the strength of feeling I get from the GP’s I speak to is that they may well back it all the way this time.
In the last few weeks the RCN has said it will start to discuss with its members their feelings ahead of a potential ballot on strike action affecting nurses, midwives and HCA’s. A vote is now being taken in Wales in what some see as a test case for wider action. This all relates to the 3% pay offer.
Also today, there was an emergency meeting of GPC England who represent GP practices across the country. They unanimously called out the deliberate and relentless denigration of General Practice. In overwhelming majorities they rejected last weeks wholly unacceptable ‘rescue plan’ from NHS England and the Secretary of State; encouraged all practices to disengage with the PCN project; supports them to not fulfil a couple of worthless contractual requirements.
However most significantly they will now seek undated resignation letters from practices to he held centrally and submitted when 50% are held. They have also demanded the negotiation of a new GP contract.
It stops short of what I thought might happen which is to hold resignations of the main contracts which would have the potential to collapse the NHS in 6 months. It is however very serious and the strength of feeling I get from the GP’s I speak to is that they may well back it all the way this time.
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