Prime Minister’s proposals for a preventative health
service – RCGP response
7 January 2008
Professor Steve Field, Chairman of the
Royal College of General Practitioners said:
“The RCGP has not been contacted about the
proposals but we welcome the Prime Minister’s acknowledgment of the
central role of GPs in providing preventative care for patients.
GPs are already making considerable progress in preventative
healthcare and patients are reaping the benefit of screening
programmes including cervical cancer and diabetes while
interventions such as blood pressure checks are preventing
thousands of people a year from having heart attacks and
strokes.
“We support any move that makes diagnostics
more accessible to patients and today’s proposals have enormous
potential for delivering better patient care. We would welcome the
opportunity to discuss with the Government how we can provide
further services in primary care and to see what additional
resources will be made available to help deliver these.”
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