LMCs warn over bid to force corporate integration of GP practices
A motion set for debate at the UK LMCs conference on 11 and 12 May notes 'legislative proposals in some of our home nations which seek to reform the provision of core GP contracts, including where they are held and how they are funded'.
LMC leaders will call on the BMA GP committee to ensure GP contracts in each UK nation continue to be nationally negotiated, with funding ring-fenced to prevent it being diverted to secondary care or to cover trust overspends.
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