Primary Care – Page 100
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CommentMichael White: a bad week for GPs and MPs
The papers stir up the battle between doctors and politicians
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HSJ KnowledgeThe potential risks of closing small A&Es
Trusts’ struggles have little relation to their size
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NewsConservative policy group health questionnaire includes question on limiting GP visits
A questionnaire document distributed by the Conservative Policy Forum includes a question about limiting the number of times patients can visit their family doctor in a year.
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NewsHunt announces GP out-of-hours responsibility plans
GPs should be ultimately responsible for out-of-hours care - even if they don’t personally provide it, the health secretary has said.
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NewsRCGP: GP funding 'stretched to limits'
GP funding is being “stretched to the limits”, the Royal College of GPs has said, predicting that the money allocated to family doctors will fall by nearly £200m over the next three years.
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NewsHunt backs chief inspector of GPs plan
Jeremy Hunt has backed plans for a chief inspector of general practice, to be based in the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsClinical commissioners say GPs under pressure as A&E row escalates
NHS Clinical Commissioners, which represents a large number of clinical commissioning groups, has said GP “workloads are at breaking points and GPs are ready to buckle under the strain”, which will affect willingness to take part in commissioning.
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SupplementsA belated cure for clinical correspondence's ills
The risks caused by an outdated clinical correspondence system can be tackled through technology
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BlogsChallenge the myth of integrated care
Integrated care is not immune from the problems that affect the existing health and social care system.
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HSJ KnowledgeA surgical approach to value-based commissioning
Establishing guidelines for a wide range of procedures
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CommentThe whole-system future for integrated urgent care
Designing better systems and behaviours is crucial
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SupplementsAnaphylaxis policy: steps to better care
Six steps to creating a clear and consistent policy which will improve care quality and cut costs
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SupplementsAuto-injector case studies: needle craft
Refresher training has improved anaphylaxis care in Norfolk and Buckinghamshire
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SupplementsAnaphylaxis: taking on a sensitive subject
Better prescibing and training can enhance care for anaphylaxis
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NewsAsthma care variation warning
There is an “alarming variation” across the country in the numbers of asthma patients who are admitted to hospitals after suffering from an asthma attack, a charity has said.
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Hunt criticised over 'blaming' GPs for A&E problems
Doctors’ leaders have criticised the health secretary after he highlighted poor access to general practice and out of hours as a factor in high emergency care demand.
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HSJ Knowledge10 Priorities for commissioners from April
Tasks at the top of the in-tray for organisations taking control next week
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NewsCancer survival rates vary by geography
Cancer patients face “wide and persistent” variations in survival rates depending on where they live, officials said.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving outcomes in general practice
The areas where NHS leaders should focus their attention
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NewsGPs express online records concern
Giving patients online access to their health records will lead to doctors having to explain themselves more often, according to a survey by the Medical Protection Society.