All Primary care articles – Page 189
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NewsCommunity contraception clinics grow in popularity
A report has shown that the number of people using NHS community contraception clinics rose to 1.3 million in the year to March 2009, an increase of 7 per cent on the previous year.
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NewsSir Ian Kennedy joins King's Fund inquiry into GP quality
Former Healthcare Commission chair Sir Ian Kennedy is to take over the King’s Fund’s inquiry into the quality of general practice in England, it was announced today.
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NewsWarning on Asian childhood obesity
Childhood obesity among Britain’s South Asian population is a future health time bomb, according to an NHS Evidence update on ethnicity and health.
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NewsBinge drinking strategies should recognise regional variations
Binge drinking needs to be tackled on a regional basis, according to new research showing that people in different areas of the country give different reasons for drinking to excess.
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NewsSwine flu vaccination programme start date announced
High risk patients and frontline health workers in hospitals will begin being vaccinated against swine flu on 21 October, chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has announced.
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LeaderGP commissioning is turning in its grave
Practice based commissioning is dead. Primary care tsar David Colin-Thomé, unable to find signs of life, has written its death certificate.
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CommentPaul Corrigan: world class commissioning
The Department of Health launched the second year of the world class commissioning process in mid September.
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NewsPCTs show improvement in annual health check but a slide in excellence
Primary care trusts have improved their overall performance in the 2008-09 annual health check but have slipped back on achieving excellence.
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NewsAnnual health check - best and worst
Thirty-eight NHS organisations scored excellent in both quality and finance. Figures in brackets show the number of consecutive years the trust has held a double excellent score. Only one trust has scored a double weak this year.
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NewsHealth check improvements mask decline in acute trust performance
The performance of acute trusts in the annual health check has dropped for the first time despite overall improvements in service quality across the NHS.
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HSJ Knowledge
Wound management
In order to achieve high quality care within a patient-centred service it is essential to explore new and innovative ways of working. Joint working between industry and a publicly funded healthcare service is one of a range of options available to meet the needs of patients and achieve clinical ...
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NewsGP comparison service launched on NHS Choices
The Department of Health has launched an online service that allows patients to rate their GPs.
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NewsGP commissioning shows little sign of life - David Colin-Thomé
The government’s primary care tsar has admitted that efforts to “resuscitate” the “corpse” of practice based commissioning have had little effect.
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NewsPCT chiefs are not underpaid, says DH
The pay gap between primary care trust chief executives and their foundation trust peers is overstated, according to the Department of Health.
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News80pc of carer funds 'go missing'
Up to 80 per cent of funding provided by the government to support carers is not reaching the intended targets, figures from two charities reveal.
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NewsPhil Hope hails personal health budgets
Health minister Phil Hope has been in Devon to promote personal NHS health budgets that allow patients to choose for themselves the support services they receive.
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HSJ Knowledge
Polysystems
GPs will increasingly call the shots about how and where money is spent in the local health economy, says Conor Burke
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News‘Clunky’ GP contracts raise questions on quality
There are huge variations in what different PCTs pay for the same services, yet there is no detectable correlation between cost and quality or patient satisfaction. Sally Gainsbury looks at why commissioning has not yet addressed these stark contrasts
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NewsTwo thirds of PCTs still to agree provider model
Two thirds of primary care trust provider arms have not yet had their future form agreed by their board and strategic health authority, a survey suggests.
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NewsMedication errors 'affect 70pc of care home residents'
Overworked care home staff, poor teamwork and lack of training mean seven in 10 elderly residents are subject to medication errors.