Whilst this seem's like a good idea underneath, I think long term this will only spell trouble....If u have a senario where by a patient who is already under a dr at a practise and someone from outside the borough/town joins the practise and the patient within gets rebuffed and the one from the outside gets treatment , surely this will only spell trouble.
I know ppl should all be treated equally but this day and age it isnt the case, there are things to consider, gender, race, finanical background etc the list probably would go on and on. I know it shouldnt be this way each person should be merited on there own achievements etc, but not everyone thinks in black and white like I do and despite what some ppl think, ppl do get treated differently because of certain statuses.
Didnt mean to sound negative, but put yourself in that postion ,and how would u feel if this happened to you, and yet its your home town.
All the best - MeJulie xx