General practice Unified budgets for primary care groups
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In April 1999 major changes will start to take place in the organisation and delivery of health services in England. 2 For general practitioners, the most important changes will be the formation of primary care groups and the implementation of unified, cash limited budgets for health services. How will current methods of allocating NHS budgets in England change, and what can be learnt from experience in New Zealand and from total purchasing pilots?
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Setting budgets for general practice in the new NHS.
The introduction of unified budgets for primary care groups will have major implications for general practitioners. Key objectives for primary care groups will include greater interpractice working, improved financial and information systems, and methods of sharing data among practices. For many general practitioners, the most unpopular aspect of the changes will be that they will have to take ...
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