Primary Care – Page 101
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NewsHomoeopathy 'mad' says former government scientist
A former government scientific advisor has criticised the use of homoeopathic treatments in the NHS, claiming the practice has “no scientific basis”.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow conflicts of interest in CCGs will be regulated
Reconciling GPs’ commercial interests with the responsibilities of CCGs
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the ‘Darzi’ Fellowship boosts clinical commissioning
Developing new primary care agents provocateurs
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NewsOnly half of CCGs 'fully authorised'
Half of clinical commissioning groups have no conditions at all on their authorisation, the NHS Commissioning Board has said, days before they take control.
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CommentLessons from key leaders departing the NHS
Advice from a generation of NHS leaders for their successors
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LeaderGPs dodge the spotlight of scrutiny as hospitals face full glare
The government brings back old ideas
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NewsMore hitches for NHS 111 launch
GP out-of-hours providers have been drafted in to handle calls which were due to be received by the new NHS 111 service across the North West and West Midlands, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeBetter collaboration for better healthcare
We must aim to provide better value public services
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News
Some commissioning groups face deficits in first year, officials admit
Some clinical commissioning groups are forecasting they will record deficits in their first year of operation, just days before the new groups take control of NHS budgets, the NHS Commissioning Board has confirmed.
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NewsCCG representative group names GP leads
A representative group for clinical commissioning groups has appointed two co-chairs of its leadership group.
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NewsNew contract to be imposed on GPs
The government has confirmed it will begin imposing significant changes to the GP contract at the end of the month.
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BlogsHarkness Fellows: can payment reform improve public health?
Payment reform for healthcare delivery in the US could improve not only the service provided, but public health as well, writes Douglas Noble
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NewsLords committee says UK not prepared for ageing
A Lords committee has foudn the UK is not prepared to meet the demands of its growing population of older people.
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HSJ Knowledge
Clinical commissioners can help shape primary care
CCGs can enhance general practice’s future if it lets them
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NewsExclusive: National chief GP appointed by commissioning board
The NHS Commissioning Board had appointed a deputy medical director for primary care, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Government confirms CCG quality premium rules
Legal regulations are expected to confirm shortly that the clinical commissioning group quality premium bonus can be paid to individual GP practices but must “improve services for patients”, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeAdded value in student nurse placements
A project for undergraduates has helped nurture integrated working
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Awards winners reveal their secrets of service change
Winners discuss their sustainable strategies
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CommentPatients and staff can both promote innovation
Pushing ideas through the NHS from the top hasn’t worked
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HSJ KnowledgeThe advantages of community eyecare pathways
Eye health services that save money and add value for patients