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Primary care

Primary care is the term for the health services that play a central role in the local community; GPs, pharmacists, dentists and midwives. Every citizen should have the best possible access to these services.

This section details the policies, initiatives and standing arrangements within primary care.

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Reorganisation of ambulance trusts, SHAs and PCTs

Reorganisation of ambulance trusts, SHAs and PCTs

Primary care trusts (PCTs), ambulance trusts and strategic health authorities (SHAs) are being reorganised as part of the Government's drive to create a patient led NHS.

Our health, our care, our say

This White Paper sets out how health and social care services will change in the future.

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