GPs will face Ofsted-style inspections, Jeremy Hunt announces

[Northerner]

England's 34,000 family doctors will face Ofsted-style inspections overseen by a new chief inspector of general practice to secure "safe and responsive care", the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, is to announce.

In March, Hunt welcomed findings of a government-commissioned review which proposed a fresh scrutiny regime and warned that there was "a clear gap in the provision of clearly presented, comprehensive and trusted information on the quality of care". Last year it was estimated that 10% of all GP practices posed a "significant risk" to patients ? and would require physical inspections.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/may/21/gps-ofsted-inspections-jeremy-hunt

More bureaucracy for doctors instead of giving them time to treat patients

 

[Vicsetter]

And more expenditure on inspectors, how many will it take or will the GPs have to fill in a questionnaire.

 

[ypauly]

More bureaucracy for doctors instead of giving them time to treat patients

I agree totally!😱


These changes were supposed to eliminate unecessary red tape not bloody add to it lol.

 

[LeeLee]

I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea, if properly targeted. However, given all governments' talent for making a hash of inspection regimes, I'm sure the money could be better spent om improving resources/support.