GP surgeries suspend routine appointments to cope with ‘most disruptive strike in NHS history’

GP surgeries suspend routine appointments to cope with ‘most disruptive strike in NHS history’

The Sun says GP surgeries are suspending routine appointments to cope with this week’s strike by junior doctors, it is reported.

More than 47,000 are expected to walk out for 96 hours from April 11 to 15 in a move which will “utterly overwhelm” the NHS, it is feared.

While many trusts have insisted the public will receive care as normal, patients in some areas have been warned to expect lengthy delays during the industrial action.

Others have been barred from booking appointments altogether, The Telegraph reports.

Granville House Medical Centre in Chorley, Lancashire, allegedly has no pre-bookable slots available for the coming week.

Elsewhere, only appointments considered urgent will be prioritised at Bacon Lane Surgery in Edgware, North London, and St Austell Healthcare in Cornwall.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/21993841/gp-suspend-routine-appointments-junior-doctor-strike/