Family Practitioner Committees are required to provide statistics and returns to the DHSS. Among these returns are the annual programmes which form the basis of this study and which combine with five yearly profile and strategy statements , annual scrutinies and periodic performance reviews to fulfil FPCs' responsibility for accountability. ...
Family practitioner committees (FPCs) attained independent status on 1 April 1985, and became directly accountable to the Secretary of State. The Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) issued operational requirements, procedures and guidelines for 1985-86 in circular HC(FP)(85)10; this included the requirement to submit to the DHSS an annual ...
This pamphlet describes three aspects of primary health care which were commonly referred to in the evidence to the Royal Commission. The first gives an outline of the current position of deputising services and examines issues of debate. The appendix gives details of the location and ownership of deputising services. ...