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1. White paper plans for PCTs a 'scandalous political experiment'

Author

Doult, Bill

Subjects
*HEALTH care reform, *MEDICAL laws, *GENERAL practitioners
Abstract

'Madcap' government plans to abolish primary care trusts (PCTs) and transfer commissioning to GPs must be halted, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham warned last week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2010
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2. ANY NHS OVERHAUL NEEDS TO BE TESTED.

Author

Bailey, Linda

Subjects
*GENERAL practitioners, *HEALTH care reform, *PUBLIC spending
Abstract

In the article the author reflects on Great Britain's white paper "Liberating the NHS," which plans to give general practitioners (GPs) responsibility for spending 80 billion pounds. The author opines that the government should be cautious with implementing health care reforms. She notes that GPs do not have the specialist skills that are required to correctly spend public money.

Published
2010
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