All GPs articles – Page 85
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Oxfordshire PCT to delegate most commissioning in April
FINANCE: NHS Oxfordshire is ready to delegate about two thirds of its commissioning budget to its single commissioning consortium from April.
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT seeks to clarify 'urgent referrals' with GPs
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham FT is working to clarify with GPs the definition of an “urgent referral”, its board has heard.
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NHS Derby City awards walk-in centre contract to GP social enterprise
STRUCTURE: NHS Derby City has confirmed that the contract for running the Osmaston Road walk-in centre has been awarded to Derbyshire Health United, a not-for-profit social enterprise company run by local GPs.
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NewsScrutiny of problem GPs raises concerns
A vital gap in the governance of GPs could open once primary care trusts are abolished, the head of the National Clinical Assessment Service has warned.
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Kingston consortium demands fair play from PCT cluster
CHANGE IN STRUCTURE: A GP consortium in south-west London has written to its primary care trust cluster chief executive demanding to be “dealt with fairly” and revealing it intends to use the consultancy KPMG for their 2011-12 development plan.
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LeaderSquaring the price competition and efficiency circle
“Where would you like your vasectomy, sir?” is not a phrase you’re likely to hear in the NHS as many primary care trusts have ruled out paying for the procedure anywhere other than in GP practices.
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NewsCommissioners flouting patient choice rules
NHS commissioners have been routinely depriving patients of their entitlement to choice of hospital for several years and may be in breach of competition rules, regulators have found.
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CommentCan value-based drug pricing deliver a 'postcode lottery' alternative?
Value-based drug pricing is meant to reduce the postcode lottery but could end up achieving the opposite.
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LeaderAlcohol harm is causing a nasty headache
The impact of alcohol on the nation’s health is beginning to shade from a worry into a crisis. Dr Foster Intelligence’s exclusive analysis for HSJ shows that 7 per cent of hospital admissions are related to alcohol.
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NHS Enfield predicting £11.2m deficit for year-end
FINANCE: The north east London primary care trust reported managing to hold its deficit to £10.6m in December, the same as October and November.
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Two consortia emerging in NHS North Tyneside
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are emerging within the North Tyneside primary care trust area.
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NHS Newcastle sees two consortia emerging
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning consortia are emerging within the Newcastle primary care trust.
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Single consortium for Northumberland Care Trust
STRUCTURE: GP practices within Northumberland Care Trust are grouping into a single commissioning consortium.
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NHS Surrey names 11 consortia
STRUCTURE: Surrey primary care trust has named 11 emerging commissioning consortia in its area.
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NHS Worcestershire to delegate £593m to consortia
STRUCTURE: Worcestershire primary care trust is planning to delegate £593m to three commissioning consortia from April - about 70 per cent of its budget.
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Sutton and Merton to delegate upwards of £309m
STRUCTURE: Sutton and Merton primary care trust is planning to delegate most commissioning to two consortia - The Sutton Consortium and The Federation - from April.
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South Gloucestershire PCT planning with single consortium
STRUCTURE: South Gloucestershire primary care trust is in the early stages of planning a single commissioning consortium for the patch.
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Manchester PCT looks to delegate £696m commissioning
STRUCTURE: Manchester primary care trust is planning to delegate £696m spending - around 70 per cent of its budget - to its emerging commissioning consortia from April.
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South Birmingham PCT delegating to three consortia
STRUCTURE: South Birmigham primary care trust is in the process of delegating functions to three emerging commissioning consortia.
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Lambeth eyes one consortium with three localities
STRUCTURE: A single commissioning consortium containing three locality groups is emerging in Lambeth.