Historic GP industrial action threatens to bring NHS to a ‘standstill’
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FAMILY doctors are ready to bring the NHS to a standstill with their first industrial action since 1964.
GPs in England are poised to vote for collective action in a ballot that closes today.
The industrial dispute is over the new contract for GP services in England; the collective action would start on August 1 and could last for months.
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