The New NHS: The Second Year
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Nottinghamshire family health services authority serves a population of around a million people and so far eight of the 52 eligible practices have become budget holders. A further eight practices have joined the scheme this April, bringing the percentage of people in budget holding practices to 17% of the Nottinghamshire population. The Calverton practice was one of the first budget holding practices and has now had two years' experience of developing a new approach to the delivery of care. On previous visits I met only members of the practice team,' 2 but this time I also met consultants and health service managers. What lessons have they learnt and what impact is budget holding having on patient care and the providers ofcare?
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