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Proceedings of the British Institute of Radiology The new legislation—friend or foe (after the White Paper and into Europe), 13 June 1991

A review of the financial effects on a radiology department in a district general hospital was given and the positive effects of the White paper were discussed. These financial implications were related to particular situations which had arisen at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. GP fundholding is often seen as a threat to many but, infact, it can be viewed as an opportunity to expand the service provided by the radiology department. It was proposed that GP fundholders should be targeted in order to ensure that there was some flexibility within the budget; that one should be proactive in looking for opportunities to expand in service by increasing income as this is likely to be the only real opportunity in "The New World". 1991 was a challenging time to be around. There were no problems: only solutions.