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Letters GP sanctions and deprivation

Time to enable people to deliver good healthcare instead of sanctioning them

BMJ 2018; 360 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1247 (Published 16 March 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;360:k1247
  1. Christopher L Manning, retired general practitioner, convenor at Action for NHS Workforce Wellbeing
  1. Twickenham, UK
  1. chrisso95{at}upstreamhealthcare.org

The Care Quality Commission is nearly three times more likely to sanction general practices in England’s more deprived areas than those in affluent areas.1

But Ruth Rankine, deputy chief inspector for general practice, says that many practices …

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