All GPs articles – Page 43
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CommentNHS funding: What the public thinks
Taking a look at people’s opinion on how the NHS should be tackling its funding problem and meeting performance targets
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CommentSending our professionals overseas is one of the best things the NHS can do
Feedback from NHS leaders shows that improvements in skills, leadership and motivation is evident in professionals who work abroad
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HSJ LocalConcerns new GP alliance will 'adversely affect' services
Sunderland GP resigns over procurement of new contract Sunderland GP Alliance awarded controversial contract bringing together three practices and a violent patients programme Doctor fears contract will “adversely affect” services PRIMARY CARE: A GP has resigned following the procurement of a primary care contract that merges three Sunderland ...
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HSJ KnowledgeDispatches from the frontline
HSJ was joined by some leading experts to explore their progress towards creating new models of care
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HSJ KnowledgePatient nutrition: Hungry for change
No one doubts the importance of nutrition in maintaining health and tackling long term conditions but its low priority in the NHS means access is patchy at best. Claire Read asks why this is and what can be done to raise its profile
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: CCG merger on the cards, and a staffing guidance row
Your essential update on the week in health
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to develop new care models
Consideration of new care delivery models is crucial to transforming our healthcare system
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CommentTaking mental health a step beyond primary care
A new mental health service delivers integrated care to complex patients who have not historically been well served
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NewsPatients not interested in Sunday GP appointments, say vanguards
The prime minister’s plans for seven day GP services have been publicly questioned by two vanguard leaders, who say patients have not been enthusiastic about Sunday appointments.
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HSJ LocalCCG 'switches off' 111 divert
Divert to 111 has been “switched off” in Bolton due to concerns around the time taken to answer calls Patients calling their GP surgery outside normal hours instead to be directed straight to the GP out of hours services Move follows feedback from Bolton Foundation Trust, which reported a ...
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News
London CCGs award urgent primary care contract
Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth CCGs launch integrated urgent care service Six south west London clinical commissioning groups have awarded an integrated urgent care contract - combining NHS 111 and out of hours services across several boroughs - to South London Doctors Urgent Care (SLDUC).
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat do NHS financial pressures really mean for patients?
Understanding how financial pressures can affect patients is key to minimising their negative impact
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HSJ Local'Unworkable' primary care contracts put out for re-tender
COMMISSIONING: Twelve primary care contracts in Merseyside have been put out for re-tender – including 11 contracts held by troubled provider SSP Health.
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NewsGPs vote to ballot on industrial action
GP representatives have voted unanimously to ballot the profession on potential industrial action, and the possibility of signing undated resignations.
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HSJ LocalNew Midlands GP federation formed
STRUCTURE: A general practice alliance has been formed covering nearly 80 per cent of practices in Nottingham.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe continence challenge may finally be met
Continence services have been neglected but NHS England guidance has raised hopes that action time has arrived
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HSJ LocalNHS England to close 'poor value for money' GP practice
PRIMARY CARE: NHS England has said it is “difficult to justify the continued existence” of a GP practice in south London as its patient list too small to be financially viable.
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HSJ Knowledge
When a solution has to be more than skin deep
How a dermatology service saw approximately 250 patients a day using just one consultant
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NewsOut of hours provider to go into administration
An out of hours provider has been forced to end provision of services across the East Midlands after it announced it intends to file for administration.
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CommentThe emerging new era of general practice
How the evolution of general practice is being driven by advancements in technology