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<p>NHS England have advised that they are working with clinical commissioning groups,
Health and Wellbeing Boards and other local partners to ensure that joint strategic
plans identify where premises developments are needed and how the capital and revenue
for these premises developments will be met.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Department
has recently set out its ambitions for primary care in publishing <em>Transforming
Primary Care.</em> A copy has already been placed in the Library. The changes to the
general practitioner (GP) contract for this year will help ensure that patients aged
over 75 and those with the most complex needs receive more personalised and proactive
care.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also invested £50 million, through the Prime
Minister’s Challenge Fund, to develop new ways of improving access to GP services.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department has recognised the need to increase the GP workforce and between
September 2010 and September 2013, the number of full time equivalent GPs has risen
by 1,051. Additionally, the Department has included in its mandate to Health Education
England (HEE), a requirement that “HEE will ensure that 50% of trainees completing
foundation level training enter GP training programmes by 2016”.</p><p> </p><p>A new
Chief Inspector of General Practice has also been appointed and the Care Quality Commission
is inspecting standards in GP practices and taking action where it finds poor care.</p><p>
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