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The Observer has revealed that profit-driven firms are squeezing traditional GPs out of running family doctor services because of rules that NHS bosses and ministers both believe harm patient care. … Read more

For the first time Gloucestershire’s out of hours services for patients is set to be taken over by a private healthcare company. Care UK will take over provision of the … Read more

Patients could face paying their family doctors for out-of-hours appointments and minor procedures that fall outside the surgery’s contracted NHS work, under new plans being proposed by some GP leaders. … Read more

London CCGs award urgent primary care contract Six south west London clinical commissioning groups have awarded an integrated urgent care contract – combining NHS 111 and out of hours services … Read more

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Private NHS contractor ‘boots out patients before finishing treatment to meet targets’ (Mirror: 21 July 2015) Private providers of out-of-hours GP services deliver poorer care than NHS, research finds (The Independent: 30 … Read more

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