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The GP system in England is facing a "catastrophe" because of cuts in funding, doctors' leaders are warning.
Analysis by the Royal College of GPs suggests that over the past three years, investment in general practice has fallen by ?400m in real terms.
That is equivalent to a 7% cut in spending per patient, it says.
The government said it was providing new funding to help under-pressure GPs, but Labour said the figures showed ministers' promises had not been kept.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24362902
The suggestion that govt. are giving an extra ?50m to GPs is nonsense. Firstly, it is a drop in the ocean, and secondly it is for provision of an extra service or extended hours opening! 🙄
Analysis by the Royal College of GPs suggests that over the past three years, investment in general practice has fallen by ?400m in real terms.
That is equivalent to a 7% cut in spending per patient, it says.
The government said it was providing new funding to help under-pressure GPs, but Labour said the figures showed ministers' promises had not been kept.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24362902
The suggestion that govt. are giving an extra ?50m to GPs is nonsense. Firstly, it is a drop in the ocean, and secondly it is for provision of an extra service or extended hours opening! 🙄
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