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 …

GPs voted by four to one last week to accept a new contract that will bring to an end the
current “red book” system of payment and 24 hour responsibility for patients—elements that …

Costing£ 1.8 bn (€ 2.3 bn; $3.2 m) more than predicted in its first three years, says the Public
Accounts Committee, the contract fully achieved just one of its objectives: to attract more …

Since the mid 1980s the imprecise nature of the GP's contract and the lack of knowledge
about what services were provided by general practitioners has created much argument and …

In the current debate on the future of primary health care GPs may recall this familiar
exhortation. Unfortunately, in contrast to recent statements it provides no clue as to how we …

The last few years have been a time of considerable change for general practitioners in
England. In 2004, general practitioners negotiated a new contract with the United Kingdom's …

The introduction of the new General Medical Services contract for the payment and reward
of general practice and GP practices will inevitably change the way in which primary care is …

Sir, Bain et al (September Journal) report results from the first year of operation of a GP
cooperative in Dundee.'We recently undertook a survey of GP principals in Lambeth …

The private healthcare company Care UK has acquired the United Kingdom's largest
provider of GP out of hours services, Harmoni, in a£ 48m (€ 60m; $76 m) deal that gives the …

General practitioners now have to decide whether to approve their revised contract or reject
it. Do the improvements achieved by Dr Michael Wilson and the negotiators from the …