Primary Care – Page 98
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NewsAnalysis: Pointing the way to change in primary care
As government and NHS leaders step up pressure for radical change in general practice, existing extended services – such as Leeds’ York Street practice for homeless people and asylum seekers – may point the way to new approaches and models for primary care.
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NewsHunt calls for GP 'accountability and responsibility'
The NHS needs to provide “proper out-of-hospital care” to be sustainable in future, health secretary Jeremy Hunt said as he urged doctors to accept changes to the way they work.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy pharmacists are the missing link in integration
How to create a seamless connection between pharmacists and GPs
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NewsStudy backs GP melanoma biopsies
GPs should routinely perform initial biopsies to test for melanoma, a new study claims.
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NewsNHS Choices rapped over call costs
The NHS Choices website misled users by failing to state the costs of higher-rate 0844 numbers, the advertising watchdog has ruled.
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Advice for pregnancy risk patients
GPs are being urged to question women with diabetes or epilepsy about their plans for children to prevent placing unborn babies at risk.
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HSJ KnowledgeFace up to the cost of post-cancer treatment
Prepare the NHS for a rising number of patients needing care
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NewsExclusive: NHS England apologises after major complaints 'backlog'
National officials have apologised “unreservedly” after the handling of thousands of complaints about GPs and dentists was delayed following the handover to the reformed NHS system.
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CommentHelp GPs make the right decisions first time
We must improve the referrals process and GPs’ performance
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NewsFewer inquests held for women than men
Doctors are less likely to report the death of a woman to a coroner than they are a man’s, a study has found.
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News'Failings' in NHS 111 hotline
A new 24-hour health hotline is failing patients, according to an undercover television investigation.
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NewsNHS England told to lead general practice 'scale up'
NHS England has been advised to encourage GP practices to “scale up” by creating a new type of contract and delegating more primary care budgets.
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NewsCall to reshape primary health care
Increasing numbers of GPs are building organisations that are capable of preserving the personal, local nature of general practice while also offering patients and communities a greater range of services, a review has said.
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Comment
Breaking down barriers for women doctors
Why do women doctors continue to be underrepresented at the most senior level?
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CommentWill named clinicians for older people work?
Mr Hunt’s policy should be welcomed with some caution
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrating care for people with comorbidities
Making personalised and coordinated care a reality
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NewsNHS Direct quits two 111 contracts
The new non-emergency NHS phone line has been thrown into turmoil after a supplier pulled out of two contracts for providing the service.
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NewsMonitor reviews access to GPs
Monitor has launched a review into how easy it is for patients to access general practitioner services.
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NewsDoctors acknowledge Liverpool care pathway concerns
Amid the recent “media frenzy” surrounding use of the Liverpool Care Pathway there were some “valid points”, British Medical Association representatives were told this week.