Fishburn Hedges

GPs will need to be equipped to deliver the brave new world set out in the NHS white paper

The publication of Andrew Lansley’s NHS white paper has sparked widespread (and heated) debate. By far the most controversial element of the proposals is the shift of commissioning power to GPs. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the expanded - and mandatory - role, for it to work effectively there will be some very practical challenges in communicating, engaging and equipping GPs to deliver the...