Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 31
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Unacceptable patient uncertainty accessing first-contact care through new NHS organisations.
Conclusion
Primary Care Networks and Integrated Care Systems offer an opportunity to better integrate care around people. It should not be the case that patients face so much uncertainty about where to turn to if they have a new or urgent care need and it is particularly unacceptable if the number of different organisations involved in providing first-contact services to patients makes it harder to patients to access the care they need. It is welcome that Dr Claire Fuller’s review for NHS England has made this a priority.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 24 July 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗