The doctors warn

The Doctor’s Union, the British Medical Association (BMA), has warned that potentially serious health problems could be overlooked by GPS and that patients who can be started all over England on Wednesday.

According to the health secretary Wes Streeting, the ministers first put the interests of the patients and have already agreed clear protective measures at the union.

The system enables patients who want a GP appointment a day or a call from a clinic to make an inquiry all day long.

The facility is already available in many exercises and is used to reduce long waiting on the phone during the so-called 8 o’clock scramble.

According to BMA, the government must hire the introduction of the online booking plan to make changes.

The union argues that online systems can not adequately distinguish between urgent and non-urgent patient messages, and this could cause serious cases to be delayed.

The BMA has also warned that there would be a “potential online triage tsunami” without an additional workforce to cope with the additional demand.

Union leaders say that more should be done to ensure protective measures, e.g. B. enable the practice to temporarily switch off the online booking mechanism if the employees have difficulty dealing with the number of patients.

The union has warned that if the government does not change the system, a formal dispute is explained. This could lead to a situation for “work to the rule”, similar to in an earlier dispute in which GPS patients were involved in the minimum mines required as part of their contract.

However, the ministers argue that the BMA approved the introduction of the online booking as part of a new contract in England. They point out that many GPS already offer the service.

Wes Streeting, Foreign Minister for Health and Social Care, said it was “absurd” that many patients cannot request online dates in 2025.

“If you can book a hair date online, you should also be able to book an NHS date. We have agreed clear protective measures in which the patients are instructed to register for urgent appointments or personally.

Dr. Katie Bramall-Stainer, chairman of the BMA-GP committee, said that the changes were before Wednesday, October 1, “on the condition that” necessary protective measures “would be made.

“This was agreed in writing with the government and NHSE in February of this year. Now, almost eight months later, it is deeply disappointing to see promise broken,” she added.

She said ministers were warned that the changes to “waiting lists in the hospital in the hospital in general medicine” would “reduce” personal GP appointments “.

Mr. Streeting said that 2,000 additional GPS had already been stopped throughout England and that the patient’s satisfaction with your GPS was on the UP.

Officials said operations that had implemented the changes had reported shortened waiting times for appointments.