GPs should have responsibility for much of England’s NHS budget, proposals being put forward on Monday will suggest.
Ministers want doctors to club together in consortia to take charge of billions of pounds of funds for mental health, hospital and community services.
It would represent a major change but they believe GPs are better placed than managers to respond to patient need.
But some experts question whether GPs have the skills to take it on.
The NHS budget stands at £105bn. About 80% of this is given to local health managers working for 152 primary care trusts which in turn commission services for their areas.
But the White Paper, which will be published later, is expected to call for much of this to be handed to GPs working together in formal partnerships in what would be a major shake-up of the NHS structure.
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