All Primary care articles – Page 25
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: NHSE split over direction of provider collaboratives
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsOverwhelmed GPs switching off online services at the weekend
Overwhelmed GP practices are turning off their online consultation services at weekends after the recent boom in digital appointments uncovered an ‘unmet demand’, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalDirectors of urgent care provider warned they could face prosecution over financial ‘criminal offences’
A London urgent care provider faces criminal prosecution over financial and governance concerns, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: Areas with highest second dose uptake
Fifteen health systems have given at least one in 10 of their fifty-plus population two covid-19 vaccine doses, according to the latest figures from NHS England.
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HSJ LocalLandmark integration contract shelved after NHS England intervention
NHS England has forced leaders in the Black Country to stop work on a landmark integrated care provider contract, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ InteractiveHow the NHS can get back on track after covid
As the NHS tackles the backlog of elective referrals and emergency attendances, an HSJ webinar sponsored by Four Eyes Insight and Prism Improvement looked at how to make the best use of existing staff and facilities – and drive up productivity. Alison Moore reports
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ‘No urgency, no plan’ for long covid
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Not trained in tech
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by correspondent Jasmine Rapson.
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News‘Very boring discussions’ about ICS could quash system working, warns top trust chief
Fixating on the bureaucracy of integrated care systems will cause agile health systems forged during the pandemic to come to a ‘grinding halt’, warns the outgoing chief executive of a major London acute.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Primary Care Innovation of the Year
WINNER: Sevenhills + Primary Care Network - Covid-19 Vulnerable Patient Visiting Service
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Primary Care Networks, GP or Community Provider of the Year
WINNER: MoreLife UK – Providing Life-Changing Healthy Lifestyle Services in East Anglia to Protect our NHS
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NewsVaccine centres must suspend new appointments amid ‘significant reduction in supply’
Mass covid vaccination centres and pharmacies must stop booking new first doses for April due to a ‘significant reduction’ in supplies, NHS England has announced.
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NewsGPs can ‘opt out’ of vaccine effort or move into shopping centres
GP practices providing covid vaccinations have been asked to decide by next week if they want to drop out as the programme moves on to adults under 50, and urged to ‘carefully consider’ whether they can do the vaccinations as ‘business as usual’ begins to ramp up.
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NewsNHS leaders call for national rollout of drive-through vaccination centres
Drive-through vaccination centres should be set up across the country — particularly in rural areas — local leaders have said, following a ‘successful’ pilot.
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CommentWorkforce planning is complexity squared
We need a twin track approach in workforce planning – one for the medium-term and other for the long-term. By Rob Smith
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Comment‘If you are not at the table, you are likely to be on the menu’
A vision for how integrated care system reform can lead to a more democratic, equitable and human health and care system, by Charlotte Augst and Alex Fox.
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NewsExclusive: GPs’ survey finds race discrimination in NHS treatment of primary care
A survey of an area’s GPs and other primary care staff found those from a minority ethnic background feel they are less involved in decision making and less respected by their colleagues, according to results shared with HSJ.
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NewsRegulator reveals ‘concerns’ over Babylon’s ‘chatbot’
A regulator has admitted “concerns” over the software Babylon Healthcare uses in one of its digital health solutions and is exploring how to address this.
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NewsNHSE targets ‘geographical variation’ in vaccine uptake
Supply of the covid-19 vaccine is expected to leap to double the current rate in a week’s time, NHS England has said, requesting local systems to be ready.
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HSJ PartnersCommissioning through the pathway
Ethicon’s metabolic treatment advisory board explored the need for a national drive to make commissioning for weight loss more joined up, improve access and make pathways sustainable