Primary Care – Page 157
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NewsNicholson outlines further transition details
GPs must not be “dragooned” into forming particular consortia, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told chiefs in a letter outlining the next stage of the transition.
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HSJ KnowledgeCoaching for leaders
Public Service Management Wales is the leadership development arm of the Welsh Assembly Government, working with the full range of public services across Wales.
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LeaderIt’s not just commissioning – who will fill the PCT vacuum?
Margaret Angier had news for the readers of the Sheffield Telegraph. The chair of a local mental health group, Ms Angier wrote to the paper about the government’s health reforms.
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DH denied access to £1.5bn unspent cash
The Treasury has not yet returned the £1.5bn NHS underspend from 2008-09, according to accounts released by the Department of Health.
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NewsEmergency admissions bypassing GP referrals
The government may be over-estimating the ability of GPs to control emergency admissions.
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Primary finance body divides into three arms
The Department of Health owned company that arranges private finance deals for the primary care sector is to be divided into regional arms.
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NewsPCTs make a good shot at prioritisation
With GP consortia on course to take over commissioning, a report seen by HSJ shows PCTs have been preparing the ground well by getting to grips with the fundamentals of local priority setting. Dave West explains
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HSJ KnowledgeLocal quit smoking campaign
Effective engagement of stakeholders, partner organisations and the local media will pay dividends.
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NewsDH to have veto over DPH appointments
The new “public health service” will “not be a separate legal entity from the DH” and its directors will be jointly appointed by the Department of Heath and local authorities, a DH briefing document seen by HSJ states.
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NewsDH consults on prescribing powers in community services
The Department of Health is consulting on whether physiotherapists and podiatrists should be given prescribing powers.
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Welsh NHS faces savings challenge
Managers in the Welsh NHS have said making £380 million of savings by April next year is the biggest challenge they have faced in two decades.
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News60 management jobs axed
The latest round of cuts in the NHS will see almost 60 health managers and administrators in Durham lose their jobs, it has been reported.
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NewsMillions 'can't get through on GP phone lines'
Millions of people struggle to reach a GP because they are met with an engaged tone when they call their local surgery, according to a survey.
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NewsNHS Derbyshire appoints director
NHS Derbyshire County has appointed a new director of commissioning and informatics.
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HSJ Knowledge
Alcohol screening and intervention
We began as academic ST4 GP registrars at Imperial College in August 2009.
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NewsNHS managers to be offered pay-offs in return for jobs
Managers will have until the end of October to decide whether to sacrifice their job in return for a lump sum pay-off, HSJ has learned.
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NewsIncentives required to bring about NHS collaboration
The government must introduce incentives and financial mechanisms to support integration in the NHS, according to a think tank report.
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NewsPCT flouts NICE by suspending IVF treatment
A primary care trust in Cheshire has stopped funding in vitro fertilisation services in a cost cutting move that challenges national guidance.
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NewsSocial enterprise bid rethink by North East PCTs
A ballot on whether to turn three primary care trust provider arms in the North East into a social enterprise has been suspended.
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NewsGovernment facing NHS Direct backlash
The government is facing a backlash over plans to scrap medical helpline NHS Direct.