Most LPCs are ‘not fit for purpose'

what utter rubbish.
The fundemenatl issue that EVER LPC strength is dependent on the contrcators they represent and lets face it this is the real problem. All the negotiatons in the world at lpc is often undone in instant when a contractor drives services for footfall.
Given that in the new world meetings are about grow expotentially, are the contractors really prepared fork 30k pa per rep, for the LPC working full time on behalf of the LPC, this the only way forward in my opinion.

I agree with Mr Soni that LPC's are not fit for purpose.

LPC's are generally seen as clubs for contractors who lead them and conflict of interest has always been an issue for me. I have never trusted my local LPC, even though they have negotiated some services, albeit very few.

Anyway, I am pleased with NHS white paper. I am now negotiating directly with several GP consortia with novel service design plans/pathways. The fact is that the landscape has changed and it is each for himself: eat or be eaten! I would never trust my LPC with negotiating with GP consortia on my patch.

My ultimate view is that LPC's should be unwound and their funding, which we contribute, should be withdrawn and returned back to individual contractors who can use this budget to negotiate themselves for their own interests

Let's face it - 80% of LPCs are run by FAT CATS who look after their own interests. They are not well attended by contractors because they see them as ineffective. There needs to be shift in the way they are managed. Mr Soni is absolutely right - they have never been fit for purpose.