Health secretary calls on GPs to accept new contract

doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7389.570/e

BMJ 2003;326:570 ( 15 March )

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Health secretary calls on GPs to accept new contract

Irina Haivas BMJ

Health Secretary Alan Milburn has called on GPs to endorse the proposed new GPs contract, issued last month (1 March, p 465).

Speaking at the National Association of Primary Care Conference held on 5 March, Mr Milburn emphasised the benefits of the new contract. "It will help GPs better manage workload, in particular the burden of out of hours care," he said. "It will support the desire many practices have to deliver a greater range of new and innovative services."

He said the contract would lead to better facilities, more locally based services, greater emphasis on prevention, and better use of pharmaceutical skills.

Mr Milburn said the new contract would bring a 33% increase in investment in primary care, which will be allocated on the basis of the needs of patients and the practice populations.

He outlined the emerging role of primary care . . . [Full text of this article]

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