The British Medical Association has called Government plans to give GPs more control of a £5bn education and training budget "troubling".
A White Paper - Developing the Healthcare Workforce - has announced government intent to move responsibility for education and workforce planning to local ‘skills networks', where GPs will sit alongside local authorities and social and education providers. The networks will allocate funding for education locally, taking on functions currently provided at regional deaneries. Dr Tom Dolphin, co-chair of the BMA's Junior Doctors Committee, said: "Ensuring that the UK has enough well-trained staff to provide high quality healthcare in difficult economic times will be a major challenge fo...
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