Primary Care – Page 43
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NewsService cut warning over NHSE's GP at Hand bailout fears
Local commissioners are expecting a £10m hit for hosting digital practice Babylon GP at Hand and could be forced to cut other services after a promised NHS England bailout failed to materialise.
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CommentHow staff and patients use workarounds to keep the NHS on track
Dr Beth Fylan on how “props and bridges” used by staff and patients promote the NHS’s safe functioning – despite the pressure borne from busy ward environments, multiple discharges and complicated medicines
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NewsSteve Field: Digital GPs overseas remain a danger
Regulators and policymakers are at a loss for how to stop people accessing dangerous medicines using online services overseas, the outgoing chief inspector of GPs has said.
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NewsNHS England appoints director to roll out ICS
NHS England has appointed a replacement for Michael Macdonnell, its previous director of transforming health systems, with responsibility for developing integrated care systems.
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HSJ LocalReview slams CCG's 'close relationships' with building developer
An investigation into a £35m building project in Greater Manchester has cited repeated governance failures and a theme of “close professional relationships” between NHS commissioners, a council officer and the developers.
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HSJ InteractiveFrom success regime to successful integrated care system
Stephen Eames reflects on the journey of North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust from being in special measures to leading a thriving integrated care system
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CommentScale up the best to achieve Long-Term plan goals
To realise the plan’s vision of integrated care, the best innovations within local systems need to be scaled up, says Paul Burstow
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NewsCQC chief to chair trust with integrated GPs
The chief inspector of general practice at the Care Quality Commission has been appointed to chair a trust which runs a high-profile GP integration model.
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NewsCapita implicated amid delays moving patient records
Medical record transfers from English GPs to Scotland are experiencing prolonged delays, HSJ has learned, with Capita’s troubled English GP admin service implicated by officials.
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News'Glove shortages' at main supplier after unexpected demand
Contingency plans have been triggered to make sure NHS trusts keep receiving millions of examination gloves, after an unforeseen surge in demand caused “stock shortages” at their main supplier.
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HSJ InteractiveHarnessing teledermatology to improve cancer care in Leeds
Underpinned by a cross sector collaboration, a teledermatology service for patients with suspicious skin lesions is already showing demonstrable benefits for the wider system, writes Claire Read
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HSJ Interactive
Freeing up capacity and improving patient care: lessons from Leeds
Implementing a new digital primary to secondary care referral pathway: lessons from the Leeds teledermatology project
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The battle for capital
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentNew QOF will improve quality of diabetes care
The new QOF will mitigate previous concerns about it encouraging mismanagement of complex patients and its retention will aid practices’ business continuity. By Robin Hewings
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Trust 'taking action' on 'underperforming' urgent care centre
A hospital trust is having “contractual discussions” with the provider of its main urgent care centre, saying performance has been poor and there were “behavioural” issues.
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NewsWorst waiting list trust looks to outsourcing
The trust with the worst elective waiting times performance is outsourcing work to other NHS trusts and a private provider, and restricting out-of-area referrals.
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CommentPrimary care networks are about much more than general practice
The development of primary care networks needs to be seen through a broader lens than general practice, involving other providers of community-based services. By Beccy Baird
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CommentDo not ignore the specialist contribution when rethinking CAMHS
Dr Nick Waggett discusses the bottlenecks that cause difficulties in managing demand for children and young people’s mental health services and suggests some possible solutions
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NewsLast minute talks save first of its kind joint venture
A last-ditch agreement has stopped a pioneering joint venture between a GP federation and an acute trust from falling apart.
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NewsNew GP contract will cut income for ‘digital first’ providers
NHS England has confirmed changes to the GP contract that will reduce funding for digital provider GP at hand from April this year.