内容摘要："When my dad told me the schools were closed, I was really sad. It was a very bad feeling," she says quietly. "I wanted to get an education so that I could become a doctor."

"When my dad told me the schools were closed, I was really sad. It was a very bad feeling," she says quietly. "I wanted to get an education so that I could become a doctor."

Dr Ali said it was not about doctors' pay, but about funding surgeries to keep the lights on, and to keep nurses and receptionists employed.She said: "There isn't enough money being given to do the things we are being asked to do."

GPs are effectively independent businesses, so they have not embarked on a strike or campaign of industrial action in the traditional sense.The BMA suggested GPs could pick-and-choose from a range of options.These included capping the number of patients that would see each day, not doing tests and check-ups for hospitals, ignoring rationing guidelines - which could result in a deluge of referrals for hospital care - and refusing data-sharing requests.

Dr Ali said: "This is the best job in the world. But, when you are not doing it properly and you are working crazy hours and doing a lot of work which isn't resourced, it's really scary."A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "GP services are buckling after years of neglect.

"But, through our Plan for Change, we will fix the NHS's front door and shift the focus of healthcare from hospital to community.

"We're hiring 1,000 more GPs, proposing the biggest funding boost in years - an extra £889m - and bringing in reform like cutting red tape so doctors can focus on treating patients.""Foster carers have shared with us that the current allowance does not adequately cover the costings required to maintain the care leaver's home."

The council added the cost is significantly less than if a care leaver still needed care and support post 18.Lancashire County Council is to encourage more of its staff to become foster carers by giving them extra leave and flexible working.

Foster carers on its payroll would receive paid time off - wherever possible - to settle a child into their household, attend statutory meetings in relation to the children and undertake training for their role.For council worker and mother-of-three Hannah Ikhlas, becoming a foster parent is "not just about giving, it's about what you receive in return".