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GP views on developments in palliative care services

The formation of primary care groups (PCGs) has added responsibility for commissioning services to the general practitioner’s (GP’s) role as service provider and gatekeeper of secondary care. Relatively little is known about the likely future purchasing behaviour of GPs. Palliative and terminal care are known to be important to GPs,1 and many welcome the contribution of specialist palliative care teams in the community.2 However, the need for a separate discipline is not universally accepted,3,4 and other PCG members may have different priorities for development.5 This study reports the views of GPs in North Yorkshire on which services should be expanded and is intended to assist local primary care groups in their commissioning decisions.