GPs are to be given a role in extending NHS Direct, the telephone helpline, which is a key strand in the modernisation of the health service. The third wave roll out of NHS Direct will cover a further 10 million people and bring total coverage to 30 million. Six of the third wave sites will involve GP co-operatives.
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Headlines, PublicNet: 22 April, 1999
Headlines, PublicNet: 22 April, 1999
The Better Regulation Task Force has called for more attention to be paid to how regulations will be enforced. In its latest Review it says that the current processes for formulating regulation pay little or no attention to the concerns, views and practical experience of those given the task of enforcing them. The Review makes it clear that for regulation to succeed both those affected by it, as well as those who enforce it must understand what is required. There must be an end to gobbledegook because businesses do not have the staff or expertise to decipher official or legal jargon.