On 3rd July, the Government published its long-awaited 10 Year Health Plan for England.

The Rebuild General Practice campaign responded strongly: “The 10 Year Health Plan for England will not deliver additional funding for general practice and will restructure the heath service to sideline GPs. From what we have seen so far, the plan looks to be disastrous for general practice. The Health Secretary rightly wants to shift the way we provide care – from treatment to prevention and from hospital to community. The way to do this is invest in general practice, recruit and retain more GPs, and deliver the funding boost promised. As it stands, this plan is the death knell for general practice as we know it. We urgently call on the Government and Wes Streeting to listen again to the calls of grassroots GPs if they want to save the family doctor.”

The plan sets out a vision to shift care out of hospitals and into neighbourhoods, embrace digital-first delivery, and prioritise prevention over treatment. The plan is heavier on rhetoric than on policy detail, which makes it difficult to determine how exactly it will impact on GPs and their patients.

We need your help to make sure the voice of general practice is heard loud and clear.

We’ve created a new toolkit to help you take action in three ways:

• A template letter you can send to your MP

• Social media templates which you can use to advocate online

• A Rebuild GP survey for you to let us know your thoughts in detail