Totally agree Katie.
Even hospitals can stop doing routine work when they are overwhelmed (think massive waiting lists).
If only we had more GPs, rather than so many unemployed ones and not enough funds to employ them at a reasonable rate.

Patients deserve safe & quick access to their GP

Any economics student will explain if you need quick + safe, it won’t be cheap

But GP costs under £140 per pt per year - less than your pet insurance

Less than the cost of 🍎 a day!

& we know continuity of care saves lives

7/x

We lack the resources, capacity and capabilities to meet the needs of our patients if we can’t switch off online requests when we are full

Not to mention mandating we MUST contact the patient THAT SAME DAY no matter how many patients contact us 🤯

Not safe

6/x

Not just opinion of @BMA_GP but also @theHSSIB

I wonder what @CQCProf & @gmcuk think?

This break’s Jess’ Rule

5/x

On average 88.9 submissions per 1,000 patients in August 2025

The range = 0 to 884.8 online consults, per day, per practice

Why do @NHSEngland @DHSCgovuk insist on treating all practices the same?

Why can’t we temporarily pause online when we are full?

This is not safe

4/x

According to this data

💥5,967 (over 96%) of practices in England have at least one online consultation system
 
💥5.1 million patient online submissions occurred in August

💥3.5 million clinical, the rest admin

(For context every A&E nationwide offers 67,000/day)

3/x

If @wesstreeting thinks GPs are stuck in 20thC, visit a hospital

We are the science museum!

➡️Electronic records since 1991
➡️Online triage
➡️Ambient scribes
➡️SMS
➡️Online bookings
➡️Electronic prescribing
➡️Online referrals
➡️Video consults DAYS after 1st lockdown….

1/x

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