§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of extra work that is needed in order to implement the general practitioners' new contract.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyPractices already offering comprehensive services will need to do no more than at present in order to meet the requirements of the GPs' new contract. Others will need to review their practice policies. A central objective of the new contract is greater attention to health promotion and the prevention of disease. Expansion of practice teams to include more practice nurses is a favoured option for meeting this new requirement on the evidence of the current recruitment patterns.