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<p>Through the Prime Minister's Challenge Fund, more than 7.5 million people in England
will start to be offered increased access to local general practitioner (GP) services,
including seven-day opening and appointments outside of office hours. The Fund is
supporting over 1,110 practices covering every region as part of a pilot scheme.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The PM Challenge Fund is for one year and patients are expected to
see positive changes from services from June/July onwards. An interim evaluation report
is due in November this year. The full and final report is expected to be published
in the early part of 2015-16. There will be a rolling programme of feedback on the
pilots with case studies available from the summer onwards to help spread best practice
across the country.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the new GP contract introduced a new
Enhanced Service, which includes a commitment to same day phone consultations with
a professional in the GP surgery where necessary for the most at risk in the population.</p><p>
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