Implications of the new GP contract
Rodger Charlton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.5-1-50
Clin Med January 2005 Rodger Charlton
Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Warwick
MD FRCGPRoles: Director of GP and Editor, RCGP publications
Abstract
A new contract for general practitioners (GPs) was introduced in the UK on 1 April 2004 which has implications for secondary care. In particular, the contract means that GPs can opt out of out-of-hours care, and accident & emergency services have voiced their concern that their workload may increase as a result. The new contract provides the potential for a rise in GPs' salaries by two means: through the provision of the Quality and Outcomes Framework which includes the management of 10 common chronic diseases; and through ‘Enhanced Services’, which are a series of optional ‘extra’ more specialised services with national specified standards that can be commissioned by primary care organisations (PCOs).
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Implications of the new GP contract
Rodger Charlton
Clinical Medicine Jan 2005, 5 (1) 50-54; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-1-50
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