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Doctors union cautiously welcomes Welsh government plans to strengthen GPs' role
A registration form and a stethoscope at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London

DOCTORS in Wales gave a cautious welcome today to plans for fundamental changes to the role of GPs and transforming health services.

The British Medical Council’s Cymru general practitioners said that the Welsh government plans outlined at a weekend conference had to ensure doctors were paid properly and equipped.

GPC Wales chair Dr Gareth Oelmann said: “Significant pressures have weighed heavily on general practice over the last decade. 

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