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Mar 2019
NHS England says primary care networks will not have to be led by GPs
NHS England have said that there is no obligation for GPs to be at the helm of primary care networks, and that ‘any clinician’ in general practice will now be able to take charge.
Under the new five-year GP contract, which was released in January, extra funding will be provided to practices to join networks. All must appoint an accountable clinical director, to ensure it delivers local services by 15th May.
When the contract was released, initially it was broadly understood that a single GP would lead networks in a clinical leadership role.
However, speaking at London’s Local Medical Committee’s recent annual conference, Dr Nikita Kanani, acting director of primary care for NHS England, said that there was no obligation for GPs to be at the helm of networks.
In response, a spokesperson from the British Medical Association has said “It is for practices in the network to decide who leads them. We would expect a GP to take on this role, but if the network prefers another clinician, who has the necessary skills, then they are free to appointment them too.”
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