Contracting with General Dental Services: a mixed-methods study on factors influencing responses to contracts in English general dental practice

• Main Authors: Rebecca Harris (Author), Elizabeth Perkins (Author), Robin Holt (Author), Steve Brown (Author), Jayne Garner (Author), Sarah Mosedale (Author), Phil Moss (Author), Alan Farrier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Independent contractor status of NHS general dental practitioners (GDPs) and general medical practitioners (GMPs) has meant that both groups have commercial as well as professional identities. Their relationship with the state is governed by a NHS contract, the terms of which have been t...