NHS reform, what it means for private practitioners

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I have been round and round in circles trying to get difinitive information on any qualified provider for the new NHS reorganisation. I have found lots of information which tells me nothing. I don't think I am being dense but I can't get a hold of what private practitioners should do, if anything!?!?

 

Hi Sue,
You need to check Supply2Health, and register with the AQP. Also view the implementation pack for podiatry.
Im in a small practice, and Im unsure whether I will be able to compete with the 'big boys', although it says it will support small suppliers.
When I checked out the electronic application form, the section on 'care pathway' (I think its that one) does reflect on people who have NHS experience (as its a massive section with a maximum of 26,000 words). Im gonna need lots of assistance to complete this first section, as I have only ever worked in private practice and would love to be able to do this. The second section is Podiatry related, which isnt a problem for me, as we have most of the proceedurs in place already, I think!!
Julie :wacko:

 

An alternative view might be that a GP provider will bid for podiatry from his colleague a GP commissioner.

Then the practice nurse could do all the foot ulcers and miscellaneous skin problems, the GP could cryo the VP's and do nail resections as minor op's, muscular-skelital patients could be given paracetamol and advice or sent off to a physio. A health care assistant could do the toe nails and even be sent on one of those two week courses which teaches you how to do just about everything.

And, chinkle, chinkle, they would get paid for it all which is the whole object of being in general practice in the first place. They have the premises, they are CQC inspected, they have the staff, could absorb the small administrative overhead and who's to say they are not qualified.

Nothing I have suggested above isn't being done somewhere already anyway.