Pause NHS Neighbourhood plans, protect local GP surgeries & hold consultation

We are concerned that the reforms could: Lead to closing or merging local GP surgeries End continuity of care with family doctors Force patients to travel further for appointments Bankrupt GP practices and force them shut as warned by the BMA Hand contracts to struggling hospital trusts or private firms Risk longer waits, poorer access and loss of trusted local care for patients We call for an immediate pause, a full public consultation, protection for GP surgeries, and for the Government to formally guarantee that contracts will not be handed to private companies.