Consultation on opening up choice of GP practice
8 March 2010
A public consultation looking at how to give people a greater choice over which GP practice they can register with was launched on 4 March by Health Secretary Andy Burnham.
The consultation is seeking views on the various options for enabling patients to register with the GP practice that best suits their needs, whether that is a practice near their work, or simply another practice that offers more services or longer opening hours. Patients would also be able to stay with their current practice when they move house.
The consultation sets out the different options and describes the potential implications for patients' care when they choose to register a long way from where they live.
The Department is looking for responses from a wide range of stakeholders, including GPs, Practice Managers, PCTs and patients, and will run until the end of May 2010. Visit the consultation website to download the documents and to have your say: www.gpchoice.dh.gov.uk.
Also look out for future blogs from David Shepperd and Kate Francis who are working with the Department on the consultation.