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<p>The General Practice Forward View (GP Forward View), published in April 2016, commits
to increasing investment in General Practice by £2.4 billion a year by 2020/21 from
£9.7 billion in 2015/16 to over £12 billion by 2020/21 – a 14% real-terms increase.
This investment will improve patient care and access, and facilitate new ways of providing
primary care.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners of primary medical care services monitor
practice catchment areas to ensure that all areas of the country have primary medical
care cover, and through an annual review of every primary medical care contract are
aware of local primary medical care capacity and how this meets demand.</p><p> </p><p>Practices
are funded on a weighted population basis and therefore, where populations grow gradually,
practices receive additional investment to take on new patients which allows them
to grow to maintain services for patients. There has been a national trend in practices
becoming larger, employing more staff and operating with a more diverse workforce
in order to meet rising demand.</p><p> </p><p>Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning
Group (CCG) is investing in general practice to improve patients’ access to GP services
and increase the range of services to help support patients manage their conditions.
Measures include financial and educational support to help GPs run their surgeries
more effectively and efficiently.</p><p> </p><p>A key part of local plans to improve
health and social care across the city is to make general practice more sustainable,
more resilient and ensure it works efficiently and effectively for many years ahead.
This will include integrating some services with other clinical specialists, for example
pharmacists better supporting GPs, and helping GPs work more collaboratively. There
are also a number of specific schemes in place as part of the CCG’s workforce strategy
including the GP retention package and overseas recruitment.</p>
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