RCGP response to the interim Darzi report
We welcome the interim report and are
particularly pleased with the major emphasis on primary care and
health inequalities, especially as the report draws on many of the
proposals that we presented in our Roadmap on the Future of General
Practice published only two weeks ago.
The College’s core values are about raising
the quality of care for our patients through high quality general
practice. We believe in clinical excellence in primary care and
this report signals major new investment in primary care. We
welcome this but it must be used wisely.
The RCGP welcomes the opportunity to work with
the government and English NHS on implementing this report.
Engagement with GPs and patients is essential.
The College is determined that the values of
general practice are upheld and that the doctor-patient
relationship is maintained and strengthened.
I will be requesting a meeting with the
Secretary of State to discuss this in further detail.
Professor Steve Field, RCGP
Chair-elect
ends
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