The coalition government is set to launch its much anticipated NHS White Paper later today and with it major changes to the NHS system.

Amongst the main changes and market dynamics expected in the White Paper are:

• Compulsory commissioning for GPs
• Scrapping of PCTs and PECs
• NHS Board with regional offices will be established.
• Patients to have elected positions on boards

It’s likely that the White Paper will propose that around £80 billion should be handed directly to general practitioners who will then be given the power to invest the money in patient care as they see fit.

As a specialist healthcare communications and lobbying consultancy, PRimage is keen to see a new results-driven framework – which works for the benefits of patients. Labour’s top-down targets were way over the top and frustrated many primary healthcare professionals.

In our view it is crucial that Andrew Lansley and the Government stick to their plan to cut £1bn from NHS bureaucracy and use it to improve frontline services. It’s also spot-on to allow patients to be given more choice and control of their care.

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