Pressure on GP's leaves them 'on the brink' and could lead to mass resignations and closure of surgeries

Northern Ireland's GP's have started gathering names for a mass resignation.

Dr Tom Black, from the BMA, said: "General practice is on the brink in Northern Ireland and we feel we have no alternative to proceed with collecting undated resignations from our members.

"Continued inaction to save general practice has forced us into this situation.

"The work of the Northern Ireland government may have stalled, but the need to provide safe and efficient healthcare to patients has not stalled.

"General practice is being delivered under unsustainable conditions that we can no longer tolerate."

No deal can be made between doctors and the authorities due to the collapse of the Assembly.

Mass resignations could lead to the closure of GP surgeries.