Primary Care – Page 92
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NewsGP choice pilots appealed to 'minority'
Commuters are most likely to take advantage of a new scheme that will allow patients to register at any doctor’s surgery, a study has suggested.
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NewsField: Unannounced GP inspections will continue
The Care Quality Commission will continue to make unannounced inspections of GP practices after its new inspection regime comes into force, the chief inspector of general practice has told HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeCompassionate commissioning makes a real difference to patients
Support frontline teams
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CommentKeep the primary care estate at the centre of reform
Estate strategy is a catalyst for service improvement
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NewsRevealed: the first areas to face new GP inspection regime
HSJ can reveal the first 12 clinical commissioning group areas that will be inspected under the Care Quality Commission’s new general practice inspection regime.
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CommentMichael White: The cross-party assault on Hunt's clause 119
We might call it the ‘Lewisham amendment’
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NewsBurnham warns on patient records
The government is failing to ensure that insurance companies will not be able to buy patient medical records through the controversial NHS data scheme, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England challenged over primary care support redundancy plans
NHS England has been warned it could face unfair dismissal claims over plans to make about 900 commissioning staff redundant, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCare.data 'opt-in' is discussed
NHS England has for the first time discussed the possible benefits of moving to a system where patients opt-in to signal consent for their data to be shared in the controversial care.data scheme, HSJ understands.
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Dirty stethoscopes 'spread bugs'
Dirty stethoscopes may be helping to spread dangerous bugs around GP surgeries and hospital wards, a study suggests.
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HSJ KnowledgeGive practice managers the leadership tools they need
The right programme can improve primary care
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NewsSurvey warning on GP appointments
More than 34 million people will this year fail to get an appointment with their GP when they seek one, the Royal College of General Practitioners has claimed.
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HSJ Local
Anger over Newcastle practice closure
Plans to close a small GP practice in one of the most deprived parts of Newcastle have been met with criticism from local politicians and health leaders.
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NewsOne hundred practices 'may shut amid cuts'
Around 100 GP practices could be forced to close due to cuts in national funding, leaving patients in rural areas without a GP, doctors’ leaders have warned.
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LeaderWho will take the opportunity to reshape primary care?
Care in the community needs GPs’ influence
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NewsDominance of small GP practices undermines push for extended providers
General practice remains overwhelmingly dominated by providers on single sites with small lists, providing little beyond “core” services, HSJ analysis reveals.
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