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BMJ 2007;335:735 (13 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.39360.402083.BE
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Pollock et al ask "how will National Health Service spending be accounted for in the new primary care market?"1
When I asked to see the financial details of the contracts with private providers the reply was, "I can confirm that the department holds details of the cost of the Walk in Centre and general medical services, however it is not currently prepared to release this information."
With all the talk of competition, some questions remain. Why are personal medical services, alternative medical provider services, and private contractors not offered the same capitations as general medical service contractors, determined by an allocation formula that takes account of patients' needs?2 Why did the advisory board for alternative medical provider contracts contain several of the private companies that are now providing primary care services?3
A final detail, the Barking and Dagenham surgery and walk-in centre (that reputedly received £5m (
7m; $10m) for
Hendrik J Beerstecher, general practitioner principal
Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4JA
hendrick.beerstecher@nhs.net
Israeli students are refusing to perform intimate examinations on anaesthetised women without their informed consent.