All GPs articles – Page 55
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NewsOne hundred practices 'may shut amid cuts'
Around 100 GP practices could be forced to close due to cuts in national funding, leaving patients in rural areas without a GP, doctors’ leaders have warned.
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NewsDominance of small GP practices undermines push for extended providers
General practice remains overwhelmingly dominated by providers on single sites with small lists, providing little beyond “core” services, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsGPs should control community services, report says
GPs should take responsibility for out of hospital community services for patients under their registered lists, according to a report by the King’s Fund.
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NewsCrisis over NHS database - GPs
GP leaders are warning of a “crisis of public confidence” in an NHS scheme set up to share details from people’s medical records.
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NewsRoughton to consider how CCGs could co-commission primary care
NHS England is looking into how clinical commissioning groups can co-commission primary care, its deputy medical director has revealed.
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NewsLack of GP funding 'hitting care'
Patient care is being compromised by a “chronic lack of investment” in GPs, leading family doctors have warned.
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NewsOne in eight surgeries 'research ready'
Roughly one in eight doctors’ surgeries are now “research ready” after signing up to an initiative encouraging GPs and their patients to get involved in primary care research.
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CommentTap into the power and potential of big data
We can use open data to increase knowledge and transparency
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CommentHow we bridge the gap between community and acute care
Berkshire trust chief explains their new service model
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NewsGovernance concerns over care.data project
NHS data chiefs have raised “concerns in respect to the governance arrangements” of the pioneering care.data project, according to papers published last week.
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CommentDefine a clear role for hospitals in integrated care
One north London acute trust shows the way forward
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HSJ Local
Peninsula appoints medical director
Peninsula Community Health has appointed a medical director, a new role at the Cornish body.
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NewsPharmacies aim to absorb GP strain
A new campaign to increase awareness of the pharmacy service aims to take pressure off GPs and A&E departments.
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NewsAnalysed: Practices urged to work at greater scale
NHS England’s planning guidance, which calls for GP practices to “work at a greater scale”, will not mean the end of single-handed practices, the national body has said.
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NewsInfluential MP to demand greater CCG accountability
An influential Conservative MP is planning to raise concerns in the Commons about a lack of accountability in the reformed NHS, and the government potentially missing commitments to improve cancer outcomes.
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HSJ KnowledgeRising Stars: Essential reading on NHS portfolio careers
Looking at the benefits for doctors and the health service
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NewsCharge for A&E visits backed by third of GPs
A third of GPs believe patients should be charged for some accident and emergency department visits, while most think government changes will do nothing to alleviate current pressures, according to a poll for the Press Association.
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NewsMedicine addiction data 'needed'
GPs should start collecting anonymous data on patients they suspect or know to be hooked on prescription drugs, a group of MPs has found.