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Hutton orders; PCOs to pay up.
Minister promises more enhanced services cash
Christina Golding EXCLUSIVE
HEALTH MINISTER John Hutton has waded into the enhanced services row, warning PCOs against taking advantage of GPs, and announcing more money. Mr Hutton this week told PCOs they had no excuses for avoiding paying GPs for enhanced services work, and he promised that the Government would make sure there was enough money for them to do so. In an exclusive interview with Doctor, he said extra funds were going to PCOs this week specifically for enhanced services. He said more cash would come if that was not enough. Mr Hutton was reacting to the growing enhanced services controversy. Many GPs …
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- Newspaper article from: Pulse March 10, 2003 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: GP April 5, 2004 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: GP May 20, 2005 700+ words
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- COMMENT: PCOs must sort out their part of the enhanced services...
- Newspaper article from: Pulse April 12, 2004 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Pulse January 26, 2006 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Pulse February 23, 2004 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Pulse November 29, 2004 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Pulse April 19, 2004 700+ words
...still uncertain about terms, enhanced services and dropping out-of-hours...uncertainty over commissioning of enhanced services and problems with PCOs taking over out-of-hours...recognised the enormous job PCOs had faced to get contracts...
- GPs get tough on PCOs that refuse; to fund services.
- Magazine article from: Doctor Golding, Christina April 22, 2004 700+ words
...for GPs to get tough with PCOs that use the excuse of lack...funding to delay commissioning enhanced services. It wants GPs to report PCOs that claim they cannot reach...minimum expenditure floor for enhanced services because of lack of money...
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- Magazine article from: Doctor December 3, 2004 700+ words
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