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<p>The NHS 111 service is becoming a core part of local urgent care systems and provides
a vital service, directing patients to the right place including out of hours general
practitioner (GP) services. Recent changes to the General Medical Services (GMS) contract
mean GPs have to oversee the out of hours care their patients get and report any concerns
they have. This is intended to drive up the quality of out of hours services.</p><p>
</p><p>Through the 2014-15 GMS contract the Government is promoting more personalised
and proactive care management. It is intended that, by providing more personalised
and proactive care for high risk patients, the number of patients that need to be
admitted to hospital and the number of unplanned emergency admissions will be reduced.</p><p>
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