Primary Care
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HSJ InteractiveImproving the pathway for people with severe heart valve disease
With growing numbers of people experiencing aortic stenosis, it’s argued value and quality of care could be improved by smoothing the current pathway
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HSJ InteractiveAs the first covid-19 peak ends, elective care demand and capacity modelling must take a new form
Amid an array of new complications, historic models for elective care will need to be reimagined and patient safety remain a guiding principle, argues Karina Malhotra
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HSJ InteractiveWill covid-19 close the integrated care gap or widen it?
It is time to rapidly shift our focus onto the primary, community and social care frontline to make our vision for integrated care a reality, writes Conor Burke
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HSJ InteractiveCCGs should embrace a multiplatform approach to enhancing care
Instead of opting for a single solution to digital first primary care, CCGs must provide a range of solutions to meet the needs of both patients and healthcare professionals, says Dr Martin Godfrey
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HSJ InteractiveThe how, the what and the why of the long-term plan for CCGs
Julie Wood explores the need to do more at local level and how commissioners are working with provider partners to change their relationships and find bespoke solutions to local problems
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NewsBiggest GP chain aims for 1m patients after profit tops £4m
England’s largest provider of GP services plans to grow to cover one million patients in the next few years, its CEO has told HSJ, while its annual EBITDA has topped £10m.
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CommentReaching the 'vaccine ambivalent'
As flu strains NHS services, Gloucestershire’s experience shows that local delivery, targeted outreach and convenient access can significantly improve flu vaccination uptake
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CommentWhy pharmacy is still excluded from neighbourhood care
Community pharmacy is one of the NHS’s most accessible assets, yet it remains largely excluded from new integrated care models.
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CommentNeighbourhood health services must not ignore severe mental illness
Integrated neighbourhood health services must prioritise severe mental illness, or risk deepening one of the UK’s most profound and preventable health inequalities
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NewsPrimary care leads quit ICB in row over neighbourhood health provider
A system’s primary care leaders have resigned, accusing their ICBs of “dismissing primary care” in a row over management of neighbourhood health, HSJ has learned.
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CommentCan the NHS help end homelessness?
Alex Bax assesses how a new cross-government strategy on homelessness will impact the NHS
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Maternity safety reflections surface familiar concerns
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsMajor NHS IT supplier quadruples profits
One of two dominant IT providers to general practice has recorded a profit quadruple that of the previous year.
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NewsDental contract gets ‘biggest tweak in its history’
The government is making significant changes to the dental contract, which it says will ensure dentists receive fairer payment for NHS work.
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NewsIHO benefits ‘not transparent’, says leading candidate
The material advantages of becoming an integrated health organisation are “not entirely clear” due to an “almost complete lack of any detail”, according to would-be partners in one of the leading candidates.
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CommentEffective remote monitoring requires much more than choosing the right tech
A major evaluation of remote blood pressure monitoring reveals 10 key lessons for the NHS, highlighting that effective implementation requires more than just deploying technology – it needs systems that patients and staff trust, understand and value
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CommentEffective neighbourhood care relies on connecting community IT
Technology should make work easier for frontline clinicians and care staff, enabling better coordination between GPs, community nurses, social care workers and voluntary sector partners in neighbourhood settings, argues Dr Harpreet Sood
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NewsTreasury backs private borrowing to build health centres
The Treasury has agreed to approve private borrowing as part of a new “NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild programme”, it has announced ahead of the Budget.
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NewsICB restructure ‘paralysing neighbourhood health’
The restructuring of integrated care boards is leading to faltering progress on neighbourhood health, primary care leaders are reporting.
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NewsHospital removed 1,000 patients from waiting list 'retrospectively'
A hospital trust has removed more than 1,000 patients from its waiting list by retrospectively applying referral criteria, which local GPs have said is disruptive and unsafe.