RCGP response to NHS Workforce
report
30.06.08
Professor Steve Field, RCGP Chairman, said: “We have not yet had
sufficient time to read the detail and will post a full response
once we have had an opportunity to digest the recommendations in
the report. However, we welcome the intention to move care closer
to home and believe that the Next Stage Review’s ambitious focus on
quality in primary care and across the NHS is the right one.
"The recognition of the central role of the GP
- and in supporting GPs so that we can lead the changes - is most
welcome. We also welcome the commitment to review the length of GP
training so that we can deliver the RCGP Training Curriculum and
produce the highly trained GPs needed to deliver Lord Darzi’s
ambitious agenda.
"We support the emphasis on innovation,
medical leadership and the review of educational levies. We also
support the move of postgraduate medical education from SHAs back
into medical schools and the establishment of NHSME to
overview.
"We are pleased that Sir John Tooke’s
recommendations will be delivered in the most part. Successful
implementation depends on the involvement of the RCGP and other
medical Royal Colleges and we look forward to discussions on how we
can take this forward.”
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the RCGP press office 020 7344 3135/3136/3137/3129 or
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