Last month, Sir Liam Donaldson, chief medical officer for England, wroteto GPs and primary care trusts about ensuring children who have missedthe booster for Hib get it before they start school. Hib stands forhaemophilus influenza type B, which can cause a range of seriousillnesses, including meningitis.
GPs are unhappy with the way the Department of Health intends toorganise the programme, claiming their workload will increase withoutsufficient extra money to cover it.
Last week, Dr Peter Fellows, chairman of the General PractitionersCommittee's prescribing sub-committee, told GP magazine: "As usual theGovernment wants people to work for nothing. I don't think GPs willcarry out this work unless it's properly funded. GPs are extremely angryat how they're being treated."
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