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<p>The new Multispeciality Community Provider (MCP) contract will be between Dudley
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as commissioner and the MCP as a provider, rather
than with individual general practitioners (GP) or GP practices. The MCP model opens
up the prospect of a wider set of options for how GPs can relate to the National Health
Service. During procurement GPs will negotiate how they will work with the MCP to
deliver services and whether (and how) they might choose to share in financial incentives.</p><p>
</p><p>Of the many possible options, one includes participating GPs leaving their
current contractual arrangements by suspending their current contract for a specified
period of time. Doing so would allow the MCP to provide primary medical services to
the relevant patient list while enabling GPs to take a full part in the MCP arrangement.
We are discussing with NHS England proposals to enable this and expect arrangements
will be in place before the Dudley MCP contract goes live. The terms on which GPs
do so would be a matter for local discussion.</p>
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