All Primary care articles – Page 103
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NewsFrancis report may have contributed to A&E problems, says Nicholson
Sir David Nicholson has said the NHS’s interpretation of February’s Francis report, combined with unseasonably bad weather, may have caused the collapse in accident and emergency performance earlier this year.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow Nottingham cut cancelled operations
The trust is back on track following a low point in 2012
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NewsA&E pressures expected to grow, warns foundation trust survey
Pressures facing A&E units across the country look set to continue, with the majority of trusts fearing next winter will be even worse, a survey by foundation trusts suggests.
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NewsLinked hospital and GP data 'to be available from autumn'
Commissioners across England will be able to access general practice information linked with secondary care data from the autumn, NHS England’s chief data officer has told HSJ.
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NewsGPs 'unable to deliver safe care'
Family doctors are “unable” to deliver safe care due to time and resource limits, the chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners has warned.
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SupplementsWhy caring is desperate for records sharing: the case studies
How TPP’s SystmOne has allowed a foundation trust and a hospice easy access to all areas of the patient journey
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CommentPrepare for the workforce boom
The DH has to face up to 20,000 future unemployed hospital doctors
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CommentMichael White: a bad week for GPs and MPs
The papers stir up the battle between doctors and politicians
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HSJ KnowledgeThe potential risks of closing small A&Es
Trusts’ struggles have little relation to their size
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NewsConservative policy group health questionnaire includes question on limiting GP visits
A questionnaire document distributed by the Conservative Policy Forum includes a question about limiting the number of times patients can visit their family doctor in a year.
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NewsHunt announces GP out-of-hours responsibility plans
GPs should be ultimately responsible for out-of-hours care - even if they don’t personally provide it, the health secretary has said.
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NewsRCGP: GP funding 'stretched to limits'
GP funding is being “stretched to the limits”, the Royal College of GPs has said, predicting that the money allocated to family doctors will fall by nearly £200m over the next three years.
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NewsHunt backs chief inspector of GPs plan
Jeremy Hunt has backed plans for a chief inspector of general practice, to be based in the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsClinical commissioners say GPs under pressure as A&E row escalates
NHS Clinical Commissioners, which represents a large number of clinical commissioning groups, has said GP “workloads are at breaking points and GPs are ready to buckle under the strain”, which will affect willingness to take part in commissioning.
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SupplementsA belated cure for clinical correspondence's ills
The risks caused by an outdated clinical correspondence system can be tackled through technology
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BlogsChallenge the myth of integrated care
Integrated care is not immune from the problems that affect the existing health and social care system.
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HSJ KnowledgeA surgical approach to value-based commissioning
Establishing guidelines for a wide range of procedures
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CommentThe whole-system future for integrated urgent care
Designing better systems and behaviours is crucial
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SupplementsAnaphylaxis policy: steps to better care
Six steps to creating a clear and consistent policy which will improve care quality and cut costs
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SupplementsAuto-injector case studies: needle craft
Refresher training has improved anaphylaxis care in Norfolk and Buckinghamshire