The British Medical Association has told GPs to deny care to some prostate cancer and heart patients until the NHS caves into their demands for more funding.
Charities have called for urgent action to make sure ‘no patient is left confused, delayed or caught in the middle’ as they accused the doctors’ union of putting men at risk of harm to fill its members’ pockets.
The BMA has been urging family doctors to take part in various forms of collective action in protest at the 2026/27 GP contract.
As part of the next round, it wants surgeries to reject new requests from hospitals
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