BMA Guidance - Employment of staff under PBC & service provision arrangements – 5 Apr ‘07

Intro
The introduction of practice based commissioning (PBC) in England will have had varying implications for practices in terms of the associated workload for GPs and practice staff.  It is likely that for the most part this work is being undertaken on an informal basis, but as PBC develops, it will be important for practices and groups of practices (or consortia) to give proper consideration to the staffing and employment arrangements needed to support their commissioning activity.  In addition, whether through PBC or otherwise, some GP practices may seek to extend the portfolio of services that they currently provide to patients – both their own and those registered with other practices – and so similarly, consideration will need to be given to the staffing and employment arrangements needed to support any such new service provision demands.

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