Intervene in GP Management Crisis for the Sake of Doctors and Patients, Peredur Urges Labour Government

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A Plaid Cymru Senedd Member has called on the Labour Government to intervene in a scandal that has seen GPs go unpaid and owed tens of thousands of pounds.

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS called on the Labour Cabinet Secretary for Health to step up for the sake of doctors and patients caught up in the controversy surrounding private firm eHarleyStreet’s management of GP services.

It has been reported that doctors have not been paid for locum shifts they have undertaken at GP surgeries managed by the Leicestershire-based firm, nor have invoices from some suppliers been settled. 

A number of doctors have contacted Peredur directly to complain about their treatment by eHarleyStreet.

Speaking in the Senedd, he said: “I'd say this is a scandal, what's happening with eHarleyStreet in Blaenau Gwent and across the Aneurin Bevan health board.

“Representing the area, I've been in touch with some of the GPs—the 40-plus GPs—that are now being affected by this.

“It needs addressing at Government level and not leaving the health board to its own devices in remedying this, so it needs intervention by you now, Cabinet Secretary.

“I spoke to one GP who's owed £20,000 in locum wages.”

Peredur added: “I spoke to another GP who is now travelling from Monmouthshire to Pembrokeshire to work as a locum rather than working in our communities.

“So at a time when we're crying out for doctors, this situation can't go on any longer. I therefore ask you, what are you going to do to get to grips with this matter and to ensure that the trust in GPs is not being eroded?

“This is public money that's being spent. It has been spent in good faith by the health board, going to eHarleyStreet but then not paying people.

“It's something that needs to be addressed, needs to be addressed very, very quickly.

“So what are you going to do to make sure that these GPs are getting paid?”

Health Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Miles said: “I'll be very happy to update Members when I have the further information I'm seeking from the board.”

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    published this page in News 2025-01-16 09:23:46 +0000

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