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The final blog from Dr Kailash Chand – GPs deserve a better pay rise than this
The final blog from Dr Kailash Chand – GPs deserve a better pay rise than this

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Tributes to Dr Kailash Chand OBE
Tributes to Dr Kailash Chand OBE

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Eminent GP and NHS campaigner Dr Kailash Chand dies
Eminent GP and NHS campaigner Dr Kailash Chand dies

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A message to our new health secretary, from a beleaguered GP workforce
A message to our new health secretary, from a beleaguered GP workforce

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Is a total loss of autonomy on the way for GPs?
Is a total loss of autonomy on the way for GPs?

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Science is not on the side of the delayed second doses
Science is not on the side of the delayed second doses

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We should not be playing politics with vaccines
We should not be playing politics with vaccines

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Today’s vaccine rollout starts a new chapter for the NHS
Today’s vaccine rollout starts a new chapter for the NHS

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GPs are the right people for the job
GPs are the right people for the job

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Dither, delay, disaster
Dither, delay, disaster

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Test and trace is failing – we need GPs’ expertise to make it work
Test and trace is failing – we need GPs’ expertise to make it work

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PHE isn’t perfect, but axing it now won’t solve anything
PHE isn’t perfect, but axing it now won’t solve anything

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GPs are not being rewarded for their Covid contributions
GPs are not being rewarded for their Covid contributions

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The NHS’s faults are laid bare on its birthday
The NHS’s faults are laid bare on its birthday

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The CQC must listen to our concerns about restarting GP inspections
The CQC must listen to our concerns about restarting GP inspections

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The betrayal of the BAME community
The betrayal of the BAME community

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PHE’s BAME review missed a vital opportunity
PHE’s BAME review missed a vital opportunity

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The UK has failed the first phase – we need to get the next phases right
The UK has failed the first phase – we need to get the next phases right

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The Government’s litany of mistakes has led to a greater loss of lives
The Government’s litany of mistakes has led to a greater loss of lives

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We must not repeat other countries’ errors
We must not repeat other countries’ errors

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I would interrupt retirement to help with coronavirus – if procedures were in place
I would interrupt retirement to help with coronavirus – if procedures were in place

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This has been a lost decade for tackling health inequalities
This has been a lost decade for tackling health inequalities

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Today’s NHS Bill is merely another symbolic move
Today’s NHS Bill is merely another symbolic move

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GPs shouldn’t ignore the threat of coronavirus – but we’re equipped to deal with it
GPs shouldn’t ignore the threat of coronavirus – but we’re equipped to deal with it

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If you’re as unhappy as I am with PCN specifications, make your voice heard
If you’re as unhappy as I am with PCN specifications, make your voice heard

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General practice has no place for gimmicks
General practice has no place for gimmicks

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Climate change in the consultation room
Climate change in the consultation room

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Mr Johnson, the workforce crisis is worse than any financial calamity
Mr Johnson, the workforce crisis is worse than any financial calamity

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The noise around statins distracts from its real problems
The noise around statins distracts from its real problems

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Supporting GPs? NHS England have a funny way of showing it
Supporting GPs? NHS England have a funny way of showing it

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Don’t demean the NHS’s concerns over Brexit as ‘mind over matter’
Don’t demean the NHS’s concerns over Brexit as ‘mind over matter’

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The new Prime Minister is out of touch with reality
The new Prime Minister is out of touch with reality

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Networks may not destroy us, but they won’t save us
Networks may not destroy us, but they won’t save us

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Doctors must not be agents of border control
Doctors must not be agents of border control

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The tragic legacy of our serial GP reforms
The tragic legacy of our serial GP reforms

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If Johnson is Marmite, Hunt is no marmalade
If Johnson is Marmite, Hunt is no marmalade

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Don’t prevent action against preventable ill health
Don’t prevent action against preventable ill health

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The crisis in general practice is unprecedented
The crisis in general practice is unprecedented

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The CQC does more harm than good
The CQC does more harm than good

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Preventing suicide amongst GPs needs a system-wide change
Preventing suicide amongst GPs needs a system-wide change

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We must learn to recognise the symptoms of a heart attack in women
We must learn to recognise the symptoms of a heart attack in women

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Statin Island
Statin Island

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This 10-year plan is part of the same plot to finish off general practice
This 10-year plan is part of the same plot to finish off general practice

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Government immigration plans risk unravelling the NHS
Government immigration plans risk unravelling the NHS

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Obituary: Dr Anisha Malhotra – dedicated GP, wife and mother
Obituary: Dr Anisha Malhotra – dedicated GP, wife and mother

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Government must fund public health properly if it’s serious about prevention
Government must fund public health properly if it’s serious about prevention

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This budget has done nothing to heal the NHS or general practice
This budget has done nothing to heal the NHS or general practice

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Group consultations must not be used to plug gaps in GP services
Group consultations must not be used to plug gaps in GP services

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Mr Hancock, more half-baked policies won’t improve patient safety
Mr Hancock, more half-baked policies won’t improve patient safety

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Expanding GP at Hand app is a full frontal attack on general practice
Expanding GP at Hand app is a full frontal attack on general practice

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Putting Lord Prior in charge of NHS England is political meddling
Putting Lord Prior in charge of NHS England is political meddling

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A no-deal Brexit threatens the very existence of the NHS
A no-deal Brexit threatens the very existence of the NHS

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Now it is the GMC in the dock
Now it is the GMC in the dock

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GPs are being caught up in the misery of austerity
GPs are being caught up in the misery of austerity

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Real-terms pay cut will only undermine GP morale further
Real-terms pay cut will only undermine GP morale further

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The birthday gift our NHS needs
The birthday gift our NHS needs

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The BMA must reconnect with grassroots members
The BMA must reconnect with grassroots members

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NHS needs a serious funding settlement, not a political gimmick
NHS needs a serious funding settlement, not a political gimmick

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The end game was always to dismantle general practice
The end game was always to dismantle general practice

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This back-door reorganisation spells the end of NHS general practice
This back-door reorganisation spells the end of NHS general practice

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We need zero tolerance of bullying of GPs
We need zero tolerance of bullying of GPs

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We must tell people the truth – the Tories are deliberately wrecking the NHS
We must tell people the truth – the Tories are deliberately wrecking the NHS

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It is time for the GMC to take ‘very serious’ action on racism
It is time for the GMC to take ‘very serious’ action on racism

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With this Government the NHS may as well be in outer space
With this Government the NHS may as well be in outer space

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After Dr Bawa-Garba – is the GMC fit for purpose?
After Dr Bawa-Garba – is the GMC fit for purpose?

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The Government must tackle the root causes of medication errors
The Government must tackle the root causes of medication errors

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Mr Hunt, may your actions speak as loudly as your noble NHS tweets
Mr Hunt, may your actions speak as loudly as your noble NHS tweets

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Will the NHS survive its 70th year?
Will the NHS survive its 70th year?

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May gives two fingers to GPs and the country
May gives two fingers to GPs and the country

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Media attacks on GPs’ pay are deplorable
Media attacks on GPs’ pay are deplorable

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Beware the ACO trojan horse
Beware the ACO trojan horse

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This Budget will deepen the crisis in general practice
This Budget will deepen the crisis in general practice

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I voted Brexit for the NHS – now show us the money
I voted Brexit for the NHS – now show us the money

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Missed waiting targets are only part of the picture of an ailing NHS
Missed waiting targets are only part of the picture of an ailing NHS

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Another report isn’t enough to fix racism in the NHS
Another report isn’t enough to fix racism in the NHS

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Labour’s PFI review could save the NHS billions of pounds
Labour’s PFI review could save the NHS billions of pounds

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GP Forward View was redundant before it even started
GP Forward View was redundant before it even started

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GPs have spoken – it’s time for action
GPs have spoken – it’s time for action

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Mr Hunt, who are you to disagree with Stephen Hawking?
Mr Hunt, who are you to disagree with Stephen Hawking?

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Let’s celebrate 69 years of the NHS by pledging to fight for it
Let’s celebrate 69 years of the NHS by pledging to fight for it

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The real fightback for the NHS starts now
The real fightback for the NHS starts now

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The whole country grieves with Manchester
The whole country grieves with Manchester

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Tory manifesto promises nothing but more NHS cuts and privatisation
Tory manifesto promises nothing but more NHS cuts and privatisation

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The quiet heroism of doctors
The quiet heroism of doctors

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The budget ignores the crisis in general practice
The budget ignores the crisis in general practice

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Why STPs could spell the end of general practice
Why STPs could spell the end of general practice

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A radical way to encourage self-care – fines for inappropriate attendance
A radical way to encourage self-care – fines for inappropriate attendance

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Failure to fully consider the costs of seven day access is irresponsible
Failure to fully consider the costs of seven day access is irresponsible

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No wonder only 10% of GPs feel able to deliver a safe service
No wonder only 10% of GPs feel able to deliver a safe service

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Chancellor, general practice needs more money in the autumn statement
Chancellor, general practice needs more money in the autumn statement

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Calling overseas doctors an ‘interim’ workforce is dangerous
Calling overseas doctors an ‘interim’ workforce is dangerous

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If we let struggling practices fail, general practice could fail
If we let struggling practices fail, general practice could fail

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Hunt’s promise of homegrown doctors is just appeasing his party members
Hunt’s promise of homegrown doctors is just appeasing his party members

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Why I disagree GPs have been ‘misled’ about statins
Why I disagree GPs have been ‘misled’ about statins

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Ms May can stop the strikes, but only if she wants to
Ms May can stop the strikes, but only if she wants to

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If Jeremy Hunt was a doctor, he would be facing disciplinary action
If Jeremy Hunt was a doctor, he would be facing disciplinary action

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Simon Stevens knows what needs to be done, but can he deliver?
Simon Stevens knows what needs to be done, but can he deliver?

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My message to Theresa May
My message to Theresa May

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Losing the independent contractor model could destroy general practice
Losing the independent contractor model could destroy general practice

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Is this the end for CCGs?
Is this the end for CCGs?

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Mass resignation will happen if the Government continues to ignore GPs
Mass resignation will happen if the Government continues to ignore GPs

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LMCs Conference is a chance for us to try and save general practice
LMCs Conference is a chance for us to try and save general practice

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Hunt must listen to King’s Fund claims of ‘invisible’ GP crisis
Hunt must listen to King’s Fund claims of ‘invisible’ GP crisis

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Mr Hunt – drop the imposition and we can work together to implement a seven-day NHS
Mr Hunt – drop the imposition and we can work together to implement a seven-day NHS

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The budget offers nothing to ease the pressures on the NHS
The budget offers nothing to ease the pressures on the NHS

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Mr Osborne, GPs need crown indemnity
Mr Osborne, GPs need crown indemnity

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Proposed visa changes could starve the NHS of overseas doctors
Proposed visa changes could starve the NHS of overseas doctors

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Patients are at risk from an overstretched workforce, not the junior doctors’ strike
Patients are at risk from an overstretched workforce, not the junior doctors’ strike

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How can Professor Steve Field say we’ve failed as a profession?
How can Professor Steve Field say we’ve failed as a profession?

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Jeremy Hunt won’t solve the NHS’s problems by focusing on ‘health tourism’
Jeremy Hunt won’t solve the NHS’s problems by focusing on ‘health tourism’

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Is the extra £3.8bn for the NHS really new money?
Is the extra £3.8bn for the NHS really new money?

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Junior doctors are right to protest – the new contract is not safe and not fair
Junior doctors are right to protest – the new contract is not safe and not fair

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‘Incentives to reduce referrals are unethical and misguided’
‘Incentives to reduce referrals are unethical and misguided’

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The powers that be just don’t get general practice
The powers that be just don’t get general practice

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GPs must not be asked to police EHIC cards
GPs must not be asked to police EHIC cards

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GPs can only do so much – we need legislation against sugar
GPs can only do so much – we need legislation against sugar

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GPs are buckling under the pressure – better support is needed urgently
GPs are buckling under the pressure – better support is needed urgently

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Don’t blame immigrants for the NHS crisis
Don’t blame immigrants for the NHS crisis

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Should we let GP practices fail?
Should we let GP practices fail?

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Politicians must stop producing gimmicky health policies
Politicians must stop producing gimmicky health policies

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Dr Kailash Chand: ‘Charging patients is not the answer’
Dr Kailash Chand: ‘Charging patients is not the answer’

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Many grassroots GPs may back the Government’s migrant levy – but they won’t if they have to police it
Many grassroots GPs may back the Government’s migrant levy – but they won’t if they have to police it

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Charging migrants to use the NHS will cost more than it saves
Charging migrants to use the NHS will cost more than it saves

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Should the NHS charge patients for GP appointments? No
Should the NHS charge patients for GP appointments? No

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The Big Interview: Dr Kailash Chand
The Big Interview: Dr Kailash Chand

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NHS abroad plans are a severe case of Darzi déjà vu
NHS abroad plans are a severe case of Darzi déjà vu

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‘Say No to 30%’ campaign is the first step to pensions justice
‘Say No to 30%’ campaign is the first step to pensions justice

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BMA pays for pension caution
BMA pays for pension caution

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The BMA is picking the wrong fight
The BMA is picking the wrong fight

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Back my petition to kill this burdensome bill
Back my petition to kill this burdensome bill

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Last chance to extinguish this threat to the NHS
Last chance to extinguish this threat to the NHS

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The battle for the health bill is lost
The battle for the health bill is lost

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Health bill will destroy NHS from within
Health bill will destroy NHS from within

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Standing up for our NHS
Standing up for our NHS

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Unrealistic aims
Unrealistic aims

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