An indication of whether the GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS within the GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PRACTICE have a contract for General Medical Services or Personal Medical Services.

The General Medical Services (GMS) provided by a GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER are normally provided under a standard national contract between GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS and the Secretary of State for Health. A Personal Medical Services contract allows GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS and other NHS staff or organisations to contract for such services under an alternative arrangement with their PRIMARY CARE TRUST.

Although these contracts are with individual GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, all the GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS within a particular GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PRACTICE should have the same type of contract.

Classification:

a.	General Medical Services contracts
b.	Personal Medical Services contracts

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	GENERAL OR PERSONAL MEDICAL SERVICES