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Concern from GPs over NHS reforms

9 May 2011
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Concern from GPs over NHS reformsProposed reform of the NHS by the government has hit another hurdle, with GPs expressing concern about some of the provisions made in the Health Bill.

The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has criticised the government's approach to NHS restructuring and has called for sections of the planned legislation on issues such as provision, charging for healthcare, practice boundaries and competition to be rewritten.

According to the body, it has penned a letter to the prime minister about the issue, outlining changes it wants to see to the proposals before they are passed by the Houses of Parliament.

The RCGP wants David Cameron to ensure policies are in line with the founding principles of the NHS and has claimed that it does not believe there is a need for a "wholesale reorganisation of the health service".

A total of 24 recommendations have been made by the agency and chair Dr Clare Gerada stated: "The reforms promote competition without sufficient clarification of how services to patients will be safeguarded and improved."

With an estimated 42,000 family doctors as members, healthcare operations management professionals may be interested in previous warnings by the RCGP that the government proposals "could compromise patient safety".ADNFCR-3058-ID-800524129-ADNFCR
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