What services have the current Assura GPCos developed to date?
Assura has currently eleven GPCos formed across the country representing in excess of 1m patients with a number of new GPCos being developed. Assura expect to have 1.5m patients registered by April 2008, 2.5m by April 2009 and 5m by 2010. The range of services that our GPCos are currently providing include: community based urology, dermatology, minor surgery and travel services. Services currently being implemented include rheumatology, ophthalmology, direct access ultrasound, and ENT. GPCos have reached the final stages for contracts for Out-of-Hours, physiotherapy and GUM services.