We can't go on like this. We can't go on like this. We can't go on like this...
The British Medical Association has today shot down Government plans to scrap Primary Care Trusts. Andrew Lansley’s ‘Liberating the NHS’ White Paper called for GP consortia to take on the role of the PCTs to commission and deliver healthcare provision at a local level. (And all with no mention in either ConDem pre-election manifesto). All well and good – strip out a heavy layer of bureaucracy and give the people what the people need. In reality? Having listened to feedback from GPs themselves the BMA questions the cost effectiveness of the proposal and is uncertain of the ability of GPs to deliver. The White Paper was published in July for consultation until October 11th. So, having consulted with GPs, the BMA and PCTs it seems that nobody actually in the know thinks it’s a good idea…
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=35&storycode=4127235&c=2
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/LiberatingtheNHS/index.htm