Dr. Richard Vautrey, deputy chairman of the general practitioner committee at the British Medical Association, said general practitioners had long felt there were "far too many bureaucratic hurdles to leap" in the system, impeding communication.
With the specific aim of aiding budget setting, Forster and Frost attempted to explain differences in prescribing rates and costs between family practitioner committee areas in England and Wales based on step wise Regression [ 9].
We've had GP fundholders, GP multifunds, primary care groups, PCTs, family practitioner committees, purchasing consortiums, and more.
Chair General Practitioners Committee, British Medical Association.
John William Chisholm, dor serv the Gen Practitioners Committee, Brit Medical Association.
Then, as now, the BMA general practitioners committee worked with the defence fund to defend general practice.
Earlier this month, the general practitioners' committee of the British Medical Association also warned that a proposed new GP contract could lead to the biggest funding cuts in the profession's history, though negotiations with government are still at an early stage.
In October 2013, David Cameron announced a £50m Challenge Fund to enable people to access their family doctor from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, and 2014 began with a call from the British Medical Association's general practitioners committee (GPC) for an investment of £250m to develop primary care premises.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the British Medical Association general practitioners committee, said to name and shame doctors would not help patients.
Dr Alan McDevitt, chairman of the BMA's Scottish general practitioners committee, said: "GPs working in areas of high deprivation work in a particularly challenging environment and frequently see patients with multiple health needs and social problems.
He was on the BMA council and general practitioner's committee until last year.
