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Slash the red tape, say GPs
The survey, responded to by 15,560 grassroots GPs, has shown that more than half of those questioned desire a reduction in the size of quality and outcomes framework (QOF), especially those with unmanageable workloads.
Richard Vautrey, the BMA committee deputy chair, said: “GPs struggling with unmanageable levels of workload want to reduce any unnecessary bureaucracy and box-ticking to a minimum. In consultations that are increasingly pressured for time, GPs want to focus primarily on the needs identified by the patient in front of them, not the prompts to gather more data for the computer.”
The survey also suggested that GPs who have been qualified for more than 20 years are more likely to want QOF to be cut further than those relatively new to the field.
The survey also revealed how 73 per cent of GPs support the continuation of a national general medical services (GMS) contract, while 47 per cent support the option of a local personal medical services (PMS) contract. Alternatively, of those asked, four in five GPs would support the option of independent contractor status.
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