Primary Care – Page 268
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HSJ Knowledge
Best practice: Sheffield PCT pilots telehealth and telecare
Getting patients to update case managers on their health via remote devices.can have a dramatic effect on admissions and kick-start active self-management, writes Rosemary Lawson
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News
Pressure group calls for healthcare funding debate
UK healthcare is not free at the point of delivery and in perpetuating this idea politicians are stifling proper debate on future funding of healthcare, says a report from Doctors for Reform.The report, written by three doctors, including oncologist Karol Sikora, highlights 20 case studies to show how patients are ...
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Health workers to vote on strike action
Delegates at trade union Unison's health conference in Brighton will today vote on a ballot for strike action in protest at the government's proposed 2.5 per cent pay increase.Yesterday health workers voted to campaign against payment by results, set up a campaign against all forms of privatisation and marketisation, oppose ...
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NHS staff risk losing pay and pensions, says union
Tens of thousands of NHS staff could lose out on pay and pensions if they are transferred to privately-run social enterprises, Amicus has warned.A report from the union said social enterprises are outside the NHS and Agenda for Change pay conditions would not necessarily apply.Read the report here
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Comment
Time to draw a line under Granger era
The national programme for IT is reeling from its most damning verdict yet - this week's report from the Commons public accounts committee that condemns uncertainty over the schedule of implementation and value for money (see news, page 9).
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Cancer charity warning over HRT link
Cancer Research UK has highlighted a study published in the Lancet that has found women who take hormone replacement therapy are more likely to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and to die of the disease.Results from the Million Women Study, the biggest of its kind in the world, show that ...
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Abortion research leads to call for better education
New research conducted by Southampton University shows that because of myths about what having an abortion is like, women can be too frightened to seek counselling or treatment earlier.Many do not know where to get impartial information about unintended pregnancy or abortion. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service is calling for ...
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NAO says consultants' contract is poor value
Under the new NHS consultants' contract, consultants in England are earning on average 25 per cent more than three years ago but are working the same number of hours or less states the report from the National Audit Office.The report on the contract found that while it has the potential ...
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Doctor's union responds to regulatory fees announcement
The British Medical Association has responded to the Healthcare Commission's announcement to reduce its registration fees for independent doctors.The proposed reduction in the yearly registration fee is from £2,240 to £1,335.Read the response here
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Diagnostic test waiting times released by DoH
Diagnostics waiting times and activity data for February and the census of all diagnostic tests up to December 31 2006 have been published by the Department of Health.The data shows progress in tackling waiting times for tests such as scans. The monthly data gives the waiting times for 15 key ...
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Comment
Helen Rowntree on using patient safety indicators
The past few months have seen the beginnings of a shift in the prevailing NHS wisdom about patient safety and how best to promote and improve it. The emphasis is moving firmly towards greater openness and accountability - a point well made by Frank Burns in his recent HSJ piece ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Formula for inspiration
'Sheep dip', one-size-fits-all management courses do not inspire doctors to become leaders. Instilling true leadership skills is much more complex, says Jenny Simpson
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HSJ Knowledge
David Amos on grievances
Groups of professionals find it remarkably difficult to talk about anything other than the day job. A cluster of doctors will swap stories - in confidence of course - about interesting and demanding patients.
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Comment
David Woodhead on social marketing
'It is naive to suggest that the effectiveness of interventions alone is the only issue we face in seeking to change behaviour. There are wider challenges in terms of respecting diversity and ensuring our work is culturally appropriate'
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News
Legal briefing: NICE rulings
Sometimes trusts have no choice but to follow the advice of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, says legal expert David Lock.
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News
Eight steps to effective commissioning
Government rhetoric about patient-centred.commissioning is loud and clear. But how will it work on the ground?
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Key points in the commissioning framework for health and well-being
'The proposals in the document could mean the NHS paying for air-conditioning in the homes of people with chronic lung disease, or GPs prescribing anger management classes for children with behavioural problems.'.
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Bob Ricketts on the commissioning framework for health and well-being
'Turning the framework into action will of course depend on the response of all the individuals commissioning and providing care and support and also, crucially, users and carers themselves.'
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HSJ Knowledge
Best practice: lessons from US on patient safety
Whether its superbugs, medical error or the rise in diabetes, the US health system faces strikingly similar problems to the NHS. Andrew Castle switches on to watch.new.US documentary series Remaking American Medicine, which shows how we can tackle them.