Earlier this week Sir Keir Starmer announced the Labour Party’s NHS plan Building an NHS fit for the future and in his speech he declared that Labour will modernise appointment systems and get salaried GPs to serve all communities.

The BMA will be writing to Sir Kier to ask how they are planning to do this, highlight the huge benefits of the independent contractor model, and offer to help shape their finer detail.

Read the statement in response to the plan by Phil Banfield, Chair of BMA Council.