The NHS Networks, associated to the National Health Service, conducted a poll, which was published last week showing that 80% of the General Practitioners (GPs) were against the idea of Primary Care Trust (PCT) Managers taking posts similar to the ones they used to take prior to applying the new sets of reforms.

However, some of the GPs said they would like to see the PCTs taking the posts, provided they qualified for it.

The survey was conducted on the heels of another survey conducted earlier revealing that the GPs might not be able to establish the recently declared medical changes without the help of an experienced staff. During that survey,
90% of the GPs said that they would welcome a manager who is able to support the system, and that ‘good’ PCTs should be taking a place in the commissioning consortia.

The survey added that GPs are not in favor of PCTs who think that the Protection of Employment Regulations (TUPE) would be giving them extra insider legal rights.

Julian Patterson, the Development Director of the NHS Networks, said, “It stands to reason that the best managers who have already formed good working relationships with GPs and continue to work with them through the transition will have the best job prospects”.