Does each Assura Local LLP employ clinicians?
It is envisaged that the staff delivering the GPCo services will be contracted from their existing employer on a sessional basis. Many of the pathways for new community based services will require a range of clinicians from a number of different organisations (GP practices, community trusts and the acute sector) and rather than employing these staff directly for possibly short periods per week, it will be easier to purchase the input from their employing organisation. Our experience shows that these staff and their employers want to work with the GPCo to develop new services and pathways. The development of one stop shop services in MSK and urology are good examples where a range of clinicians working together as an integrated team provide a better service for patients and reduces the number of referrals, follow ups and handoffs. This saves everybodys time and provides a more cost effective pathway for commissioners.
