GPs should seek local €˜allies’ to help deliver new contract

GPs should forge closer links with the wider community to deliver the proposed changes in the GP Contract, according to OnMedica. This is the message from the NHS Alliance which argues that in addition to playing a ‘central’ role in coordinating care, GPs and practice staff should personally engage with pharmacists, nurses, housing associations and mental health organisations to support them in the task of care planning. “Local housing service providers are natural allies for GPs, and they should seek them out as partners if they want to provide truly co-ordinated care in their local areas,” said Merron Simpson, NHS