WATCH: Labour bonus scheme for GPs branded a 'smokescreen' by Richard Holden

Labour's new plan to slash NHS waiting lists has been branded a "gimmick" by Shadow Paymaster General Richard Holden, claiming that GPs are "crying out for support" from the Government.

GPs in England will receive a £20 payment each time they avoid referring a patient directly to hospital under a new Government scheme aimed at cutting waiting lists.

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