All Primary care articles – Page 178
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CommentAndy McKeon: why money could not unravel the NHS red tape
Whoever wins the forthcoming election will have some unfinished business on health policy to attend to, even if it is possible to declare victory over waiting lists.
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NewsA&E alternatives ‘confuse’ the public
Many of the health centres presented as alternatives to hospital accident and emergency offer unreliable services and confuse the public, advisers to the Department of Health have warned.
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NewsSpecialised commissioning advisory body to be created
A national advisory body is to be created for commissioning specialised services and treatments for extremely rare conditions.
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NewsObesity charity criticises QOF for incentivising list making
Doctors are being paid to compile lists of obese patients and then do nothing with them, the chair of the National Obesity Forum has claimed.
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NewsCambridgeshire PCT provider arm to become first 'community NHS trust'
The provider arm of Cambridgeshire primary care trust is to become the country’s first community NHS trust on its journey towards foundation status.
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NewsRCGP sets out post election wish list
The Royal College of GPs has called for longer consultation times and longer GP training in a manifesto targeted at whichever party wins the election.
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NewsTuberculosis care funding criticised
London health authorities have so far failed to provide funding for a mobile unit that treats tuberculosis among homeless people and prisoners, a health minister said today.
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NewsDementia funding being diverted
Health trusts are spending money intended for dementia on other things, an MPs’ report has said.
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NewsSHAs pressurising PCTs into vertical integration
Primary care trusts in at least four regions are under pressure from their strategic health authorities to vertically integrate their provider arms with acute or mental health trusts, HSJ has learned.
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LeaderDH must help make integration seamless
Progress on Transforming Community Services indicates more integration is coming our way. “Vertical integration” is the method of the moment, and HSJ understands some primary care trusts feel under considerable pressure to head in that direction.
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NewsWorld class commissioning scores to top charts
The Department of Health is expecting the best primary care trusts to receive the highest score available under world class commissioning this year for the first time.
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NewsSocial care integration drive
Joint commissioning of social care by primary care trusts and local authorities is likely to be made mandatory.
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NewsNHS is yet to capture the wealth of the net
Texting appointment reminders is a good start but the health service lags far behind leading industries in exploiting the rich potential of the digital revolution, reports Dave West
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NewsPCTs bend pay rules to fill senior jobs
Primary care trusts are being forced to bend official pay rules to fill board level posts at a time when recruitment problems are predicted to deepen.
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NewsDH action needed to fill gaps in NHS data
Filling huge gaps in primary care data is vital if commissioning is to become more effective, public health experts have warned.
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NewsRape victims 'need more NHS support'
Every victim of rape should be offered a choice of a male or female doctor on the NHS, a landmark review has recommended.
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HSJ Knowledge
Urgent and Emergency Care
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Urgent and Emergency Care conference
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HSJ Knowledge
Urgent and Emergency Care - conference sessions
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Urgent and Emergency Care conference
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NewsChief exec swaps Norfolk for Channel Islands
The chief executive of NHS Norfolk has announced she is to step down in order to take up a post in the Channel Islands.
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NewsResearch points to huge out of hours spending variations
The Patients Association has criticised primary care trusts over significant variations in out of hours spending.