Thursday, 2 January 2014

BMJ investigation reveals tensions over future of 111 urgent medical helpline

General practitioners are on a collision course with senior civil servants over plans to give patients who dial the government's 111 medical triage helpline the right to demand contact from a GP at their registered practice, an investigation by the BMJ has found.Email correspondence between senior figures at NHS England obtained by the BMJ reveals a desire to insert new clauses into GPs' contracts, which would allow breach of contract notices to be served to GPs who fail to see or speak with patients that have been diverted from 111 call centres. via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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