Primary Care – Page 49
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NewsGPs get backdated pay rise of two per cent
General practitioners are set to get a 2 per cent pay rise this year, the new health secretary has announced.
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NewsHancock backs expansion of GP consultations via smartphone
Matt Hancock has backed the expansion of GP consultations via smartphone, just days after local commissioners blocked an expansion of a major digital practice citing patient safety.
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CommentPatient groups' united ask from the long term NHS plan
With the NHS 10 year long term plan in the making, Jeremy Taylor outlines the recommendations of a wide range of leaders in the voluntary sector to improve health and care.
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NewsThousands of NHS patients put at risk of preventable strokes
Thousands of patients are being put at risk of preventable strokes leading to death and life long disability because of poor management by the NHS, HSJ has been told.
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NewsCCG blocks GP at Hand proposed expansion outside London
The controversial digital practice, GP at Hand, has been blocked from expanding beyond London, with commissioners citing patient safety concerns.
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LeaderPragmatic Stevens focusses on keeping his vision alive
Simon Stevens is a man on a mission – and that mission is to control expectations.
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NewsExclusive: Rival bidder planned 340 more staff for controversial Capita contract
A rival bidder for NHS England’s ill-fated primary care support contract had proposed having around 340 more staff than the winning bid from Capita, HSJ has learned.
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NewsVirtual GP service rated outstanding
A virtual primary care service funded as part of the government’s push to extend opening hours has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentHealth and housing cross sector commission can be a total game changer
Health and housing coupled together can reduce poverty, improve health and reduce demand on the NHS, states Lord Kerslake
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Information Technology
Winner eConsult: an online GP consultation system enabling safe and appropriate delivery of care
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HSJ InteractiveImproving students’ experience of mental health services
NHS and care services must partner with universities to embed mental health support into all areas of student life, says Paul Jenkins
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NewsOutgoing chief exec says STP could move faster
The departing chief executive of a hospital trust has called for an increase in the pace of change in health services in the area.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: GP contract reform - it's back
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior bureau chief Dave West.
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News'Biggest reform of GP contract since 2004' planned by NHS England
NHS England is planning to make next year what may be “the most substantial changes to the GP contract since 2004”.
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NewsNational move to stop 100,000 'unnecessary or risky' ops a year
NHS England will consult on the first national move to strictly limit access to a list of 17 interventions on the NHS, it has announced.
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NewsLong-term plan to ‘spread new care model vanguards’
NHS England’s chief executive says the organisation “will sustain and spread the vanguard new care models” through the long-term plan for the NHS.
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NewsSocial enterprises will benefit from pay deal, Hunt confirms
The health and social care secretary has confirmed that NHS staff working for social enterprises will have their pay uplift fully funded.
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NewsGP at Hand patients refused access to some NHS services
Some patients referred to secondary care by the controversial GP at Hand practice have been refused treatment on the basis of “insufficient capacity”.
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CommentA new deal with the public
It’s time to revisit what people can expect from the NHS and what their obligations are in return, writes Chris Ham
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CommentFive legal changes the health service needs
Tom Kibasi and Toby Lambert argue the health service should seize on the government’s offer of legislative reform, and set out five changes it needs to take integration forward.