title: What does the GMS contract mean?
abstract: The changes in primary care help tailor services to local needs, with benefits to patients. Nurses will play a key part in managing improved access to services, especially in chronic disease management. Strategically, the nurse's role has the potential to change and expand, offering the option of becoming partners with GPs or even grouping together to form a limited company and seek contracts with the PCT. Last but not least organisational standards in the quality framework for CPD and good human resources practice should result in improving nurses' employment conditions.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chamberlain-Webber
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D006113:United Kingdom