Free GP care for under-sixes ‘politically motivated’

A doctors’ group says the Government’s plan to introduce free GP care for children under six is politically motivated and will be impossible to implement in its current form.

After reviewing the draft contract published on Friday, the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) says its members are extremely concerned about the proposed scheme. “The NAGP believe that the implementation of this new contract in its current form is now impossible,” it says.

It argues that the scheme is being imposed on the public without enough thought and open negotiations with GPs.