OUR 5-POINT MANIFESTO

1 A guarantee that face-to-face GP appointments are the default – and anyone who wants to see their family doctor in person should be able to do so 2 The Government should act to ensure a greater proportion of GP appointments are ‘in person’ – providing incentives or penalties for local surgeries if necessary 3 End of the postcode lottery so everyone has the same chance of seeing their doctor face to face 4 Urgent action to ensure the Government delivers on its election promise to recruit 6,000 more GPs and provide 50 million more appointments a year 5 If necessary, pharmacists or nurses based at GP practices should receive extra training so they can ease burden on doctors and help with face-to-face cases