RCGP response to Lord Darzi’s framing document
‘Leading Local Change’
09.05.08
Professor Steve Field,
Chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP),
says:
"The pledges laid out in
Lord Darzi’s framing document seem very laudable and are ones that
we would support, however we are concerned about implementation at
a Primary Care Trust (PCT) level.
"We’re glad to see that
changes will be clinically driven and for the benefit of patients,
but are worried that some PCTs might be pushing ahead too hastily
without consulting local GPs about what is really needed.
"There is a danger that
polyclinics may be parachuted into areas where there is no real
need, destabilising existing, high quality practices and putting
more strain on already stretched resources."
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