The NHS, yet again, is in transition with an emphasis on groups of general practitioners
(GPs)(clinical commissioning groups) making decisions on which specialist services should …

The latest NHS reforms in England will require all general practices to become members of
general practitioner (GP) consortia. These organisations will have responsibility for …

In this new and ever-changing era in primary care, it is quite commonly said that the GP role
has changed and that we are now the 'conductors' of a great primary care 'orchestra'of other …

British Journal of General Practice, October 2016 501 is neither desirable nor practical; the
best way forward is by strengthening existing provision and avoiding spreading clinical and …

Series support, lack of identity, and marginalisation within current NHS arrangements. A
strong theme was the problematic and dysfunctional nature of many external relationships …

PRIMARY care is a portmanteau concept. It has become a favourite of politicians and can be
viewed variously as a set of activities, a process, a level of care, or even a strategy for …

Looking back over the 22 years that I've been a GP–and indeed the 60 years the NHS has
been in existence–I'm heartened that we've seen so many advances, improvements and …

Clinically led commissioning had its roots in the last Conservative Government with the
introduction of fundholding. This empowered individual GPs and practices to introduce new …

308 British Journal of General Practice, July 2018 “… one of the greatest achievements of
the NHS over the past 70 years has been the GP–patient consultation.” resources …

General practitioner (GP) practice-based commissioning (PBC) is a much debated politically
driven NHS innovation at a time of ongoing change. Unlike GP fundholding it is envisaged …