Protect your patients, protect your GP practice

You have probably noticed that something is wrong. Look at the difficulty you have in getting an appointment at your local surgery. When you do get through, it may not be an appointment with a GP at all. Have you lost your regular family doctor? You are not alone.

Please visit GPs Are On your Side at BMA to find out more.

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GP Collective Action Resources

Prescribing Workload Transfer

Here is a template letter to be used specifically for inappropriate prescribing requests to general practice:

Here is an example text message to explain that you are declining a prescribing request:

We have also produced some LMC guidance on the principles for Shared Care Prescribing:

All other Workload Transfer

Here is a template letter to decline other types of workload transfer, such as fit notes and chasing secondary care investigations:

Here is an example text template to explain you are declining workload transfer: