Open Letter to Prospective Parliamentary Candidates in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland |
Dear colleagues
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland LMC have written an open letter to all local Prospective Parliamentary Candidates to ask them to pledge their support for general practice. We are inviting all GPs (partners, Salaried and Locums), Practice managers, GP registrars, other clinicians and staff to sign it. We would also welcome support from Chairs and members of Patient Participation Groups.
GPs and their teams have been working harder than ever to provide services to patients. Although the LMC recognises this, it is clear NHS England and the government do not, and do not value what practices are achieving despite the impossible situation. Instead, they have deliberately undermined general practice by reducing funding year after year, whilst increasing requirements and expectations.
The LMC wants to ensure that this dire situation is recognised by all local candidates, and therefore the successful MPs. We need to ensure that general practice is at the top of the local political agenda. Candidates must recognise the current situation, and, if elected, pledge to take the actions needed to rejuvenate GP services which will benefit the health of our local population.
Please circulate the attached letter as widely as possible, including to locums. Consider putting up on staff notice boards.
To sign the letter, please click on this link or use the QR Code. We apologise for the very short turnaround time due to the date if the general election and are asking for signatures by the end of Monday 17 June 2024.
Together we can make a huge positive impact for the future of general practice in LLR.
Yours faithfully
Dr Grant Ingrams
Executive Chair, LLR LMC