People living in Greater Manchester are asked to come forward as usual for care during collective action by GP services which started Thursday 1 August 2024.
GP services across England began collective action for an unknown period of time. Whilst there may be some disruption to services, practice will remain open as usual and patients can continue to make requests by phone, online or by walking in.
During collective action, practices are still required to be open between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday.
It is vital that patients still attend their appointments unless they are told otherwise, and practices should inform you of any changes to services.
The nature of the action means that the impacts will vary at different GP practices and from area to area but could include GPs limiting the number of patient appointments per day.
We will provide further updates as we understand the impact on GP services across Greater Manchester.
NHS teams have worked hard to plan for disruption and to mitigate this where possible to ensure services continued to be provided for patients.
Patients should continue to use NHS 111 for urgent medical help when their GP practice is unavailable and if it is a serious or life-threatening emergency call 999.
Please remember that NHS 111 offers a SignVideo service for members of the d-Deaf community who require British Sign Language (BSL).
It may also be helpful to follow our Get To Know Where To Go advice.
