Although government-backed, one study by Professor Martin Roland,[REF] of the University of Manchester concluded that such clinics are likely to offer poorer choice and worse access than traditional GP surgeries;[REF] and they have faced opposition from doctors, health experts, and patients [REF].
The British Medical Association was opposed to polyclinics from the start, observing that larger clinics were already emerging where needed, that forcing their introduction was wasteful and costly, and that they would undermine the value of a relationship existing between GP and patient [REF].