Family doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking collective action for the first time in 60 years.

It means GPs will be able to pick and choose from a menu of actions set out by the British Medical Association (BMA).

This disruption could potentially see GPs limit the number of patients they will see each day to 25.

They could also choose to stop performing work they are not formally contracted to do.

The last time GPs took collective action was in 1964 when family doctors collectively handed in undated resignations to the Wilson government.

This led to reform including the Family Doctor Charter of 1965.

The health secretary had urged GPs not to punish patients.

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