The consultation, by newly-appointed health minister Professor AraDarzi, sets out plans to create a network of 150 "super clinics",providing a complete range of services for up to half of the capital'shospital outpatients by 2017.
Darzi, also tasked with conducting a nationwide review of the state ofthe NHS, said: "Londoners face a stark divide between primary andhospital care and we believe these clinics will fill that gap."
Known as "polyclinics", they will have extended opening times andprovide a number of key adult services, including most GP care, urgentcare, social care, community mental health and healthy livingservices.
The review says they will provide the ideal location for midwives andcould also house community paediatric and child mental healthservices.
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