In message <01bdc881$381860a0$LocalHost@ogxfoaag>, Douglas Soutter
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>You're not cracking up. We are being offered Local Health Care
>Co-operatives. I don't claim a great interest, but it seems to be mainly a
>talking shop to speak to the Acute/Primary Care Trusts. There will be
>representatives from all interested medical and paramedical staff if wanted.
>The usual names have appeared in these groups.
I'd be surprised if they didn't - changing the system doesn't change the
interest (or lack of interest!) in developments outside the practice
which will affect the way we work and the income we are permitted to get
for it.. I imagine all PCGs (and LHCCs) will have an over representation
of ex-Fundholders and LMC members - who may, of course, be the same
individuals..
> When a facilitator came to
>tell us about things there were many "don't knows". We are meeting in 12
>days to discuss things further in our area (about 30000-40000 patients).
Is this size ( 30-40,000) the norm in Scotland? If so, it's about a
third to a quarter of the *mandated* size of PCGs in England. Presumably
that means that Acute/Primary Care Trusts will be .. um.. serving the
populations of several Local Health Care Co-operatives . Is there any
mechanism for establishing links between neighbouring LHCCs? or is this
a model for imposing the views of the Acute Trusts on everyone else?
Matter of interest - are you still going to be held responsible for
rationing and all the rest of the mess? ;-<<
Mary
Mary Hawking Kingsbury Court Surgery Church Street Dunstable LU5 4RS
tel:01582 663218 (surgery)fax:01582 476488 (surgery)
Member of British Healthcare Internet Association
Dunstable and Houghton Regis Locality Commisssioning Pilot
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