All new GPs should be offered salaried employment as ‘primary care consultants’, suggests a new think tank report. Its new report proposes a 10-point plan reforming health and care services in order to shift towards prevention and productivity. However, while primary care was once considered the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the NHS, the report said it has now ‘become a focal point for public dissatisfaction’. Earlier this year, doctors at the BMA’s Annual Representative Meeting (ARM) voted in favour of GP practices withdrawing from PCNs next year. There had been some confusion over Labour’s position on the GP partnership model earlier this year – with shadow health secretary Wes Streeting offering conflicting opinions.

Source: New York Times September 13, 2023 15:58 UTC