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Extended Opening Hours & Proposed Changes to nGMS Contract 2008/09

We have set this page up to bring together all the information about the current situation regarding negotiations between the GPC, NHS Employers and the government.  We will add to it as more information comes in.

We have also included information about the new GP-led Health Centres aka Darzi Health Centres (and Darzi Practices in Luton)

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Documents

Darzi Health Centres Please see the relevant PCT websites for information about the procurement process.

Letter from Herts PCT to LMC Mar 08

Letter from SHA to PCTs regarding procurement of GP-led health centres Dec 07
This letter is from Paul Watson, Director of Commissioning at the SHA, to PCTs instructing them about the procurement process for the Darzi Health Centres and Darzi practices. This document also contains the letter from Ben Dyson (Director of Primary Care at the the DoH) to SHAs stating the criteria and other details about these health centres.

Letters from Beds & Herts LMC Ltd Letter to Herts GPs & Practice Managers (12 May 08)

Letter to GPs from Peter Graves (13 Feb 08)

Letter to MPs from Peter Graves, Beds & Herts LMC Ltd (Jan 08)

Information & letters from DoH, EoE SHA and PCTs Hertfordshire PCTs interim LES for Extended Hours (Apr 08)

Interim guidance on Extended Hours DES, DOH (18 Apr 08)
This gives as much information about what will be in the DES as is currently known, and supersedes all previous  guidance. The letter to PCTs accompanying this guidance is available here Letter from Ben Dyson (18 Apr 08)

Letter from Ben Dyson, Director of Primary Care, DoH (13 Mar 08)
This letter
gives further details about what will be in the Extended Hours DES

Letter from Alan Johnson, Health Secretary, to all GPs (4 Feb 08)

Letter from Mark Britnell, Director-General, Commissioning & System Management Directorate, DoH, to SHA Chief Executives (31 Jan 08)
This letter outlines what PCTs are being asked to do including details of the audit of current opening hours they are required to undertake.

Audit template
This is the template for the audit that PCTs are required to carry out.

EoE SHA Board paper: Improving access and responsiveness in primary care (31 Jan 08)

Press releases & letters from GPC/BMA The results of the GP poll of opinion - what this will mean for practices Mar 08

Summary results of the GP poll of opinion Mar 08

The GP poll of opinion has now been sent to all GPs.  The poll is being conducted by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) Research on behalf of the GPC of the BMA.  The poll will arrive in an ERS Market Research Envelope - please do not mistake this for junk mail.  Details of the poll and the questions that are being asked can be found at the link below.  Every GP and GP trainee should fill in this poll and respond by the deadline of Friday 29 February - it is vitally important that we know your views.  http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/pollquestionsFeb08

In a new webcast, Dr Laurence Buckman, Chairman of the BMA's General Practitioners Committee (GPC), sets out the BMA's General Practitioners Committee's analysis of the two options put forward by the government to make changes to the GP contract.  This can be accessed via the following link: http://www.bma.public-i.tv/site/player/pl_compact.php?a=13544&t=&m=wm&l=en_GB

Letter to GPs from Laurence Buckman (Feb 08)

QOF fact sheet (Feb 08)
In light of the recent comments from Alan Johnson both in parliament and in his letter to GPs about the QOF this briefing note clarified the GPC's position and refutes some of his comments.

Press release: BMA response to Health Secretary's letter to all GPs (4 Feb 08)

Press release: BMA is not asking GPs to leave the NHS (23 Jan 08)

Letter to GPs from Laurence Buckman (Jan 08)

Press release: BMA response to the government's imposition of a draconian contract on GPs (21 Dec 07)

Letter to GPs from Laurence Buckman (20 Dec 07)

Resources for practices Link to BMA webpage of resources (Feb 08)

BMA letter to patients: Quality of care and GP opening hours - protecting the NHS (Jan 08)

BMA Patient Newsletter: Your general practice (Jan 08)

Powerpoint presentation: BMA - Your general practice (Jan 08)
This is a presentation that practices can run in their surgery.  It was adapted from the BMA Newsletter by a practice in Bedfordshire.

BMA Poster: TRUE or FALSE? (Jan 08)
Colour version / black & white version