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Polyclinics in England (also spelt ''policlinics'') are intended to offer a far greater range of services than can be offered by current general practitioner (GP) practices and local health centres. In addition to traditional GP services they would offer extended urgent care, healthy living services, community mental health services and social care, whilst being more accessible and less medicalised than hospitals.〔 〕 A variety of models have been proposed,〔 〕〔 〕 ranging from networks of existing clinics to larger premises with several colocated general practitioner (GP) practices, more extensive facilities and additional services provided by allied healthcare professionals. The incoming health secretary in May 2010 Andrew Lansley has put on hold all plans to increase numbers of polyclinics and to relocate GPs to them pending a review of policy under the new coalition government, after a review by management consultants McKinsey revealed "NHS managers had vastly overestimated the ability of polysystems to handle the shift in care from hospitals and revolutionise GP care". ==Operational polyclinics== On Wednesday 29 April 2009, the first seven polyclinics in England opened in London, marked by the opening of the Loxford Polyclininc by Lord Darzi. The seven were:〔(Pioneering polyclinics to transform patient care across London )〕〔(Seven polyclinics open in London )〕 *Redbridge Primary Care Trust: Loxford Polyclininc〔(Loxford Polyclinic )〕〔(59 consulting rooms, a gym and a café in the new super-surgery )〕 (the first purpose-built polyclinic)〔 *Harrow Primary Care Trust: Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Care Centre〔(Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Care Centre )〕 *Hounslow Primary Care Trust: Heart of Hounslow〔(Heart of Hounslow )〕 *Lambeth Primary Care Trust: Gracefield Gardens Health and Social Care Centre〔(Gracefield Gardens )〕 *Waltham Forest PCT: Oliver Road Polyclinic〔(Oliver Road Polyclinic )〕 *Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust: The Barkantine Centre〔(The Barkantine Centre )〕 *Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Trust: Hammersmith Centre for Health at Hammersmith Hospital〔(Hammersmith Centre for Health )〕 (London's first hospital-based polyclinic)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Polyclinics in England」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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