Can nurses halt primary care shake-up plans?

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Controversial government plans for a shake-up in primary care trusts (PCTs) by merging them and reducing their provider role to a minimum results in stiff opposition from the nursing community since this would mean encouragement of more independent providers, leaving community nurses facing a surplus of different employers. The opposition has resulted in the slowing down of the pace of the reform and nurses feel confident of being consulted in matters of local healthcare provision.

Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners, Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Nurses, Community health nursing

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Outrage over PCT reform proposals

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Outrage over plans for community nurses to be employed by the independent sector rather than the NHS has permeated every level of the profession since the Department of Health announced the plan in August 2005. The fear is that the move will result in a plethora of new employers in primary care leading to variations in pay and conditions for 70,000 community nurses.

United States, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, United Kingdom. National Health Service, Visiting nurses, Primary nursing, Primary care nursing

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Fears over GP revalidation role

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Government's revalidation proposal which allows a general practitioner (GP) decide whether their nurses' skills are up to date is being challenged by practice nurses and family doctors. Practice nurses say this would see GPs who know little about nursing skills passing judgment on them.

Personnel administration, Human resource management, Nursing, Company personnel management, Physicians (General practice), General practitioners, Privileges and immunities

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