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Dr Richard Vautrey is deputy chair of the British Medical Association General Practitioners Committee and a nationally elected member of both BMA Council and the Royal College of General Practitioners Council. He is a GP in Leeds and assistant medical secretary of Leeds Local Medical Committee.
In his eighth year as deputy chair of the General Practitioners Committee he was described by Pulse as ‘the smartest hard working GP politician who puts everyone else in the shade’ and the fourth most influential GP.
He been Leeds Local Medical Committee secretary and now assistant secretary for 14 years and has been involved in negotiations over the GP contract.
Vautrey is a regularly quoted spokesperson for General Practitioners. In April 2015 he says the fact that 16% of GPs report 'unmanageable stress' is truly startling. He condemned Basildon and Brentwood CCG's decision to limit GP referrals for vasectomy.In March 2015 he defended the 2004 GP contract.