NHS earmarks £1.7bn to “kick-start” GP takeover

Released 16/07/2010

First consortia to be set up this year

The NHS in England has earmarked £1.7bn this year to help GPs take over NHS budgets, according to media reports.

NHS boss Sir David Nicholson said it was there to "kick-start the process", reports the BBC. Sir David sent a letter to NHS trusts this week saying he wanted to see the first GP consortia set up this year, before all GPs are required to join these groups by April 2013.

More funding is expected to be set aside in future years.

A Department of Health spokeswoman told the BBC: "The White Paper will radically cut bureaucracy, freeing up doctors and nurses to do what they do best - take care of their patients."

Full costs of reorganisation are to be published later this year

Source: BBC

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