A strategic plan

Who is to lead the large strategic changes to general practice that are required to deliver 21st century health services that can respond to the increasing health needs of the population? In his editorial Chris Drinkwater proposes that we should re-think the provision of primary care in the light of the needs of our 21st century population. Certainly a strategic plan is required. General practice has been allowed to ‘evolve’ without any clear vision over the last 50 years. It has migrated from being a service that mainly responded to the presenting needs of …