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Out-of-hours GP contract is ended

The out-of-hours GP service criticised after a patient's death, has had its Cambridgeshire contract terminated. Full Article at BBC News

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  1. As commissioners of these services, PCTs need to ensure people receive safe, quality care around the clock. Our visits to the five trusts that commission Take Care Now's services showed they are only scratching the surface in terms of how they are routinely monitoring the quality of out-of-hours service...
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