Headlines, PublicNet: 8 February, 2000
While most of the new Primary Care Groups (PCGs) in the NHS have made a good start on their task of changing the way frontline medical care is delivered, many have been held back by limited resources and poor access to data.So says a briefing paper issued by the Audit Commission, which is its second review of the nearly 500 local bodies now responsible for developing primary care and funding many hospital services. PCGs now manage budgets totalling 19 billion pounds a year.
