NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has urged GPs to step forward as leaders for health reform.
In outlining the future relationship between the NHS Commissioning Board and GP-led commissioning consortia, he called for GPs “to go that extra mile and become accountable officers and stand up on issues of leadership.”
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The role of the accountable officer has been specified in the Health Bill in order for a consortia to be recognised, although who should take up the role is not prescribed.