title: Primary care groups. Trust in the community.
abstract: Establishing primary care groups must not involve press-ganging GPs into artificial alliances. GPs will need significant management support in order to take on a strategic role. PCGs should allow GPs to have different levels of involvement in commissioning. Health authorities and PCGs should aim for mutually supportive partnerships.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sim
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D005380:Financing, Government; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom