All Primary care articles – Page 231
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HSJ Knowledge
Data-sharing doctors
Daloni Carlisle finds out how Liverpool GPs are sharing data to keep patients out of hospital
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient safety records: silent witness
General practice logs just 0.4 per cent of all patient safety reports. Are GPs keeping quiet to protect their businesses or are patients reluctant to complain? Mark Gould investigates
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News
Surge of acute contracts puts strain on PCTs' spend targets
Primary care trusts are battling to stay clear of deficit as their finances come under pressure from a surge in secondary care work.Many PCTs overspent on their commissioning budgets for the first three months of the financial year and some are now looking to make savings in other areas to ...
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PCT anger over spending study findings
Primary care trusts have reacted angrily to a King's Fund report highlighting unexplained variations in spending on cancer, heart disease and mental health.
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Scotland considers ban on commercial GP firms
The Scottish Parliament is to consider a move to ban commercial companies from running GP surgeries north of the border. Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond hopes to push the measure through in a health bill.
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Care integration must tackle inequality
Organisations in integrated care pilot schemes will be expected to deliver measurable improvements on health inequalities, the Department of Health has revealed.
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PCTs dispute discrimination findings
A massive gap in spend between white patients and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds has been exposed in figures given to HSJ.
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Incentives needed for GP expansion
Incentives must be in place to ensure the hundreds of extra GPs who gain first year training posts next year stay in the workforce, a senior analyst has warned.
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News
London's first polyclinic locations are unveiled
Healthcare for London has revealed the locations of the capital's first five polyclinics.
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News
NHS inequalities row is shrouded in secrecy
The question of whether poor urban areas should continue to get the most funding is about fundamental NHS principles - so why is it being discussed behind closed doors? Sally Gainsbury reports
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Rethink maternity service plans, panel tells PCTs
A government panel has slammed two primary care trusts for failing to consult on plans for a radical re-design of maternity services.
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HSJ Knowledge
Benchmarking out of hours healthcare
Huge variations in the cost and quality of out of hours healthcare around the country have led to moves to benchmark these services. Kaye McIntosh reports
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HSJ Knowledge
Integrated care connections
The Connected Care project involves healthcare organisations genuinely listening to local people. Paul Dinsdale tunes in
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Comment
Julia Tybura on visualising world class commissioning
Watching the Olympic women's weightlifting - yes, I should get out more - I was struck by the sheer focus of a Chinese woman who won gold.
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HSJ Knowledge
Gathering equality data in the health service
Data on local service users plays a key role in shaping public health strategies and planning services that meet the needs of the community. Helen Bunter and Debra Canning examine how one PCT is improving data collection
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News
Accountancy firms win PCT board roles
Three of the 'big four' accountancy firms have been selected to improve primary care trust boards' skills.KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young are all leading consortiums that have made successful bids to be on the Department of Health's new PCT board development framework.
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HSJ Knowledge
Get happy: the secret to a healthy old age
There is clear evidence older people benefit from preventive healthcare. For the fulfilled old age that people want, services must spot depression early and support good diet and mobility
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News
Top-up payment review highlights NHS bodies' worries
Responses to the review of co-payments have revealed the extent of uncertainty about the way forward for the NHS on top-ups.
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News
Cervical cancer immunisation plans may exclude Muslim girls
Muslim girls will be excluded from a national vaccination scheme against cervical cancer because it clashes with the holy month of Ramadan, religious leaders are warning.
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Conservatives plan to step up councils' role in health
Public health directors would have to report to local authorities under plans announced by the shadow health secretary last week.