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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

UNBELIEVABLE: Why gps in england are taking collective action - Caught on Camera

A GP in a consulting room.
A ballot of more than 8,500 GPs returned a 98.3% vote in favour of collective action. Photograph: parkerphotography/Alamy

GPs in England are to stage industrial action for the first time in 60 years amid a row over funding. NHS England has warned the action could cause significant disruption beyond just primary care.

How did they get here and what will the impact be on patients and the NHS?

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