All Primary care contracts and commissioning articles – Page 32
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News'Self-serving' trusts damaging patient care
Trusts are damaging patient care by failing to commission services from a wide range of companies, a think-tank has claimed.
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NewsSouth Essex PCTs confirm creation of cluster
NHS South East Essex and NHS South West Essex have formed a cluster under the leadership of a single chief executive.
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NewsBurnham tells Lansley to back down on health reforms
The government should back down on its white paper reforms in response to “fierce criticism” from professional bodies, the shadow health secretary has said.
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NewsList of PCT functions drawn up to aid formation of GP consortia
A list of their functions has been sent to primary care trusts to aid discussions over the future transfer of commissioning powers with fledgling GP consortia.
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NewsFirst GP consortia launched in Cambridgeshire
The country’s first commissioning consortia developed by GPs have been launched today in Cambridgeshire.
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NewsEssex PCTs to unveil single chief executive
A cluster of three Essex primary care trusts will next week appoint a single chief executive.
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NewsPCT spending by disease to be analysed
Primary care trusts will be sent information on how much they spend on different conditions and their “value related outcomes” next month.
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LeaderLansley acknowledges lack of readiness for GP commissioning
GPs need to significantly overhaul their skill sets before they embrace commissioning.
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NewsLansley seeks to reassure GPs on commissioning
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has written to all GPs in England in an apparent bid to allay concerns about their future role in commissioning
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NewsNHS reform deadlines 'unrealistic'
More than half of GPs and commissioning managers do not think they will meet the government’s timetable for developing GP commissioning, survey findings shared with HSJ show.
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HSJ KnowledgeGP commissioning: assembling the kit for consortia
GPs will have to acquire new complex skills and concepts to be equipped to take over commissioning, says Lubna Haq
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NewsLansley attempts to kick start GPs on commissioning
Commissioning consortia set up now in shadow form will not be “set in stone” for the long term, the health secretary has told GPs in an apparent attempt to drive forward his reforms.
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SupplementsPrimary care special report: a change of practice
In-depth reports on GP commissioning and self care
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NewsHealthWatch must have no monopoly
The Care Quality Commission has warned that the government’s new patient advocacy service must not “crowd out” the views of other patients’ bodies.
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HSJ KnowledgeWorld class commissioning and the handover to GP consortia
World class competencies remain important in the handover to GP consortia, say Claire Saul and Alex McGlauglin
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CommentA missed opportunity to improve care for long-term conditions
Senior fellow at The King’s Fund Nick Goodwin on on the role of GPs in managing long-term conditions.
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LeaderConflicting messages from the top hint at growing resistance
Have the tone of messages from the NHS chief executive and health secretary ever been as different as those emerging from Sir David Nicholson and Andrew Lansley? At last week’s health questions in the House of Commons, ministers got stuck into “pen pushers”. Contrast this language with Sir David’s latest ...
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NewsConcerns at ‘one legged’ public health restructure
Public health doctors and directors have expressed serious concerns over the government’s restructuring plans in a survey shared exclusively by HSJ.
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NewsReport calls for overhaul of social welfare
The health service in 2020 could see more co-payments, preventative services funded by social bonds and every citizen receiving an annual statement detailing their contributions to and consumption of public services.