Family doctors across England are to stage unprecedented industrial action amid a row over the new contract for GP services in England.More than 8,500 GPs took part in a vote, the British Medical Association (BMA) said, with 98.3% backing collective action.Experts have warned that the move "could exacerbate access problems" for patients and have a knock-on effect on the wider health service as more people turn to services like pharmacies, 111 and A&E departments.

Family doctors across England are to stage unprecedented industrial action amid a row over the new contract for GP services in England.More than 8,500 GPs took part in a vote, the British Medical Association (BMA) said, with 98.3% backing collective action.Experts have warned that the move "could exacerbate access problems" for patients and have a knock-on effect on the wider health service as more people turn to services like pharmacies, 111 and A&E departments.