Monitor to hold roundtable discussions on GP services
30 Aug 2013 12:42 PM
Monitor is to hold a series of roundtable discussions as it examines the commissioning and provision of GP services in England.
The health sector regulator issued a call for evidence in July 2013 to gather information about the challenges facing general practice and what role Monitor might have in addressing them. We are particularly interested in hearing about:
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Patients' ability to access GP services, including their ability to switch practices or GPs if they want to;
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The ability for new or existing providers of GP services to develop the scope of the NHS services they offer, including through developing new services, services in new locations or expanding their capacity or opening times; and
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New models of primary care that local health communities are planning or considering and the potential barriers to these being implemented.
We still want to hear your views
The response so far has been very helpful, with over 100 submissions. But we are keen to make sure we hear from all interested parties and will be pleased to accept submissions that come in between now and the end of September 2013.
During that period we will be talking to a broad range of stakeholders, including roundtable discussions with:
We plan to publish a document setting out what we have learned before the end of the year and will continue to work closely with NHS England to ensure that any relevant findings can be fed into its work on a strategy for primary care.
How to get involved
The call for evidence can be found here. Responses and other enquiries can be emailed to gpservices@monitor.gov.uk.