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Examines the reaction of general practitioners towards the proposals contained in the white paper 'Working for Patients' in Great Britain. Rejection of the proposals by general practitioners; Criticisms on the implementation of fixed budgets for specified surgical operations; Concerns on the cost effectiveness of the National Health Service.

Focuses on the publication of the working papers of the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain. Renegotatiation of the contracts of general practitioners; Implementation of the NHS review; Role of the Department of Health in the distribution of the working papers to general practitioners.

Focuses on the rejection of the general practitioners of the government's National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain. Rejection of the government's proposal for general practitioners; Views regarding the white paper of the NHS; Compatibility of the concepts of the white paper with the principles of the NHS.

The author argues that the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain needs general practitioners (GP) who are focused on patient-centered values. He emphasizes the role of GP in providing high quality care. He claims that the GP leaders needed by the NHS are those who are motivated to improve patient care and those who are committed to care for individual patients. The author also suggests ways in which GP can perform their commissioning responsibility under the British government's practice-based commissioning scheme.

The article presents the author's views on the future of primary care in Great Britain. The author reviews how a proposed new white paper on health and community services in England is expected to affect public, patients, and health professionals. The concept of patients' values and the role of general practitioners in reducing health inequalities are analyzed. It is the author's view that Great Britain's health system should aim to be patient centred, safe, accountable and of consistently high quality.

The article focuses on the reorganization plans of the British coalition government for the National Health Service (NHS) in 2010. Under the plans, general practitioners will commission most services and primary care trusts and strategic health authorities will be abolished. Other details of the government's white paper are explained by health secretary Andrew Lansley. The establishment of an independent and accountable NHS Commissioning Board is also cited.

Objective: To define the role and responsibilities of the sports medicine specialist using a recognised research technique. Methods: A Delphi technique was employed using anonymous postal questionnaires sent to a random sample of 300 members of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine. The questionnaire of 300 putative attributes was developed in a pilot study and the Delphi technique used allowed participants to modify their responses according to the responses of other participants. Results: There was a 53% response to both rounds of the study with 75.6% of the respondents being male, 39% having a higher qualification in sports medicine, and 45.6% being general practitioners. Some 86.3% strongly agreed that sport and exercise medicine should be a recognised speciality and 90% strongly agreed that it should be available on the National Health Service (NHS). The most important specialist attributes were orthopaedic and soft tissue medicine (83.6% strongly agreed) and emergency medical management (79.7% strongly agreed). More than 75% of respondents did not agree that either research or personal playing experience were relevant. Conclusion: Sports and exercise medicine is an evolving speciality in the United Kingdom. We believe this is the first systematic attempt to define the role and responsibilities of the sports medicine specialist and the findings are of relevance to the future development of a career pathway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the scant treatment of the government on the physicians in Great Britain. Contribution of doctors to the substantial rise of patients treated in hospitals; Need the support of consultants for the reformation of the National Health Service; Publication of the white paper, 'Working for Patients'.

The article reports on a possibility of a strike action as general practitioners threaten to resign from the National Health Service if a rescue package proposal for general practice will not be approved in Great Britain as of February 2016.