All Primary care articles – Page 156
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News
Child care branded ‘mediocre’
Health and social care for children is often “mediocre” in England, according to a report by former Healthcare Commission chair Sir Ian Kennedy.
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HSJ Partners
Make your big idea shine
Do you have an innovation that works well at a local level but you feel could be rolled out across the NHS? If so, then you should put it forward for the Capgemini and HSJ Liberating Ideas Award. If it’s a winning idea we’ll give you all the support and ...
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PCT asked not to claw back wage overpayment
Staff at a primary care trust who were overpaid for up to four years have been asked to pay the money back.
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Eight PCTs to share single management
Representatives of eight London primary care trusts have agreed to put their organisations into three clusters under one management framework, saving £48m.
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Woman wins court bid to have gastric bypass
A mother of three is believed to have become the first person in the country to use a judicial review to force the NHS to give her a gastric bypass so she can lose weight, her solicitor has said.
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HSJ Knowledge
Book Review: The Management Masterclass
Here is a light read that makes some powerful points, says Hannah Lowry
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HSJ Knowledge
World class commissioning and the handover to GP consortia
World class competencies remain important in the handover to GP consortia, say Claire Saul and Alex McGlauglin
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HSJ Knowledge
Hit the spot with NHS health checks
The NHS health check can be offered at a range of venues to increase access for hard to reach groups, says Jennifer Taylor
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Comment
A missed opportunity to improve care for long-term conditions
Senior fellow at The King’s Fund Nick Goodwin on on the role of GPs in managing long-term conditions.
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News
GP pay revealed by NHS Information Centre
Almost 1,000 GPs are earning more than £200,000 a year although average salaries have fallen, figures show.
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King’s Fund criticises GPs on dementia diagnosis
GPs are “unable or unwilling” to recognise dementia symptoms, evidence presented to the King’s Fund suggests.
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DH critical of loophole in pension rules
The Department of Health has said community service social enterprises should not exploit a loophole that would allow them to give new staff access to the NHS pension scheme.
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Concerns at ‘one legged’ public health restructure
Public health doctors and directors have expressed serious concerns over the government’s restructuring plans in a survey shared exclusively by HSJ.
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Private company to run community hospital
A primary care trust has said it is the first in the country to appoint a private company to run a community hospital.
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LIFT planners try to beat project clampdown date
Around £300m worth of agreed primary sector capital projects are at risk if next month’s spending review scraps the projects in the local improvement finance trust programme pipeline.
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CQUIN used for minimum achievements
The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation framework is being used to reward the achievement of minimum standards rather than high quality care, research has found.
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Nicholson steps up reform with radical savings move
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has paved the way for primary care trusts to be merged as a means to make significant savings while implementing the health white paper.
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Nicholson outlines further transition details
GPs must not be “dragooned” into forming particular consortia, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told chiefs in a letter outlining the next stage of the transition.
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HSJ Knowledge
Coaching for leaders
Public Service Management Wales is the leadership development arm of the Welsh Assembly Government, working with the full range of public services across Wales.
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News
PCTs make a good shot at prioritisation
With GP consortia on course to take over commissioning, a report seen by HSJ shows PCTs have been preparing the ground well by getting to grips with the fundamentals of local priority setting. Dave West explains