�Commenting on information released by the Conservatives*, Dr Richard Vautrey, Deputy Chairman of the BMA's GPs committee aforesaid:
"These figures clearly illustrate why the BMA is so interested about the government's plans to introduce polyclinics and GP-led health centres, and in exceptional the central one-size fits-all approach and unrealistic timescale.
"It appears that Primary Care Trusts have been forced to site novel surgeries where they have available buildings rather than where they are needful. It would be much better value for money to adorn in the existing practices so that they can buoy further improve the quality and range of services they provide. The government's approach has the potency to cave many practices, leaving them little alternative but to reduce their staff or services which will not be in the interests of patients."
For farther information on the BMA's views of Polyclinics and GP light-emitting diode heath centres:
http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/polyclinicsqanda
* This push release is a response to a Conservative press release entitled:
Lansley: GP surgeries to lose a quarter of patients to polyclinics
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