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<p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has met with both Richard Vautrey and
Helen Stokes-Lampard as representatives of the profession to discuss a range of issues,
including, but not limited to, the creation of Primary Care Networks.</p><p> </p><p>In
addition, Departmental officials have been in regular communication with both the
Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the British Medical Association
(BMA) throughout the development of the Primary Care Networks policy and will continue
these close working relationships as the networks are implemented.</p><p> </p><p>The
Primary Care Network Directed Enhanced Service specification, which sets out the timetable
for networks, was agreed with the General Practitioners Committee and the BMA as part
of negotiations on the contract for 2019/20.</p>
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