Tuesday 01 Jun 2010 @ 09:26
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Your choice of GP practice proposals
The Department of Health is currently consulting on proposals to allow people to register with a GP of their choice, rather than having to register where they live. Although CRC supports the principle of patient choice, there are potentially adverse implications for rural GP practices and rural communities.
Some rural GP practices may become unviable if they lose too many patients, or may be left with a greater proportion of older patients with higher healthcare needs. In the longer term, this may mean that some people living in rural communities have less choice, if they no longer have a local GP practice. There are also issues about out of hours and emergency care.
Details of the proposals and how to respond can be found at www.gpchoice.dh.gov.uk.
