09 February 2007

GPs and consultants should work together in one stop health centres

Says it all really!

Mashta BMJ.2007; 334: 281

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7588/281-a?ct

(Needs Athens or BMA password)

Its not easy at the DH either

A paper from the Nuffield Trust explaining recent changes at the DH and how that has affected the culture

08 February 2007

APMS, PCTMS and SPMS

A very good guide published by the primary care contracting group on the differing forms of contracting. The only issue being that, for most of the readers here, it is aimed at the competition!

The opportunities for primary care

Click here for a paper by David Colin-Thome on the opportunities for teams that can come together and offer new services in the community.

06 February 2007

Health Policy Forum

A very detailed and interesting view of how commissioning may develop. Complex at 54 pages. The issues about supplier side reform should interest any current providers (p18) . Click here

RCGP and RCP working together

Why did they feel the need to say this?