GPs have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in England to include measures like reducing the number of appointments they take on each day. Are you in support of striking doctors or should patients come first? Have you struggled getting a doctors appt and are you concerned this might worsen the issue?
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00:00I don't think so, it's a good idea, especially what the new government promised them.
00:05They shouldn't strike, they should sit down and talk about it.
00:07So if they strike, they make it even worse.
00:10So the best thing to do is sit on the table and talk about what they need and they can sort it out.
00:15I appreciate their difficulties but, you know, there's been a decent offer to doctors generally.
00:23The new government has got on with trying to sort out these issues
00:27but I think there seems to be an issue amongst the BMA about being very aggressive in their policies.
00:36The BMA have always been like that, so it's no surprise.
00:41Historically, they did a deal with previous governments to limit the number of new doctors being trained.
00:49Me, I don't go to my GP often but I think it affects a lot of people,
00:55especially those who have got, let's say, health issues.