London: GP’s to strike over working conditions

We ask Londoners if they support doctors striking, with one of the measures around seeing too many patients.

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00:00GPs have voted to strike for measures including reducing the amount of appointments they see

00:05every day. What do you think about that? I'm strongly in favour of any labour organisation,

00:10labour unions action of strikes in order to secure better rights for the constituent members.

00:15So I'm firmly backing every measure that the doctors take in order to secure the compensation

00:20and the support that they require in their workplace. I have to say I haven't had difficulty.

00:24I use the phone appointment system so I just if I need to I make sure I get up

00:33so I'm one of the first on that phone on the phone lines. Would it worry you if they were

00:38seeing slightly less people or do you think it's fair enough that they have to see so many people

00:42anyway that maybe they need to? I think we need to be looking at the quality of service that people

00:47are receiving. So is there a way that we can make sure that the more serious cases are being seen

00:56rather than less serious?