William Marshall wrote > My own informal feedback is that such comments are greatly appreciated, > particularly if they reflect an appreciation of the nature of General > Practice. I suspect that they may even encourage the provision of more > clinical information on the request form, thus facilitating the process. > > WM Also, from a mercenary point of view, remember that PCTs are going to hold the bulk of the NHS budget. If we are seen as providing a service which GPs value and need then business cases for increasing staff may be more likely to be successful than they were via Health Authority routes. Eric