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Post by Denise on Apr 13, 2011 8:16:59 GMT
GP pathfinders have joined calls for the government to scrap its April 2013 deadline for the handover of commissioning from PCTs, warning they need more time to get buy in from practices on the ground. A report by the Policy Exchange, an influential Conservative think tank, describes the experiences of 16 of the first wave of GP pathfinders and uncovers widespread fears over the timescale of the changes, the structure and size of GP consortia and disagreement over the role of the private sector. The report comes at the start of a government “listening exercise” on the NHS reforms and urges ministers not to “sweep under the carpet” the concerns of pathfinders covering millions of patients calling for a “slower pace” of change. To read more follow the link: www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=4129089&cid=Latest_headlines_1_110411&sp_rid=NjU3NzI3ODc5NQS2&sp_mid=36485613
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