All Primary care articles – Page 266
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News
Contract dispute could drive wedge between GPs and PCTs
Moves to change the terms of GP contracts in Suffolk could spark 'ructions' between primary care trusts and GPs across the country.
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HSJ Knowledge
Safe crackers
Putting patient safety at the heart of NHS services needs a significant cultural shift. HSJ and Microsoft brought together key leaders to ask how to make this happen
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News
HPA warning on sexual health target
Increasing pressure on sexual health services could undermine progress towards the target of ensuring patients have access to a genito-urinary medicine clinic within 48 hours by 2008.
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HSJ Knowledge
Activity project leaps obstacles
Barriers to sport and physical activities for children with special health needs are being removed, explains Helen Sugden
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News
David Lawrence offers some words of advice to Mr Brown
'Yes, Mr Brown, as you well understand, the NHS is a business operation in that it is an input-output system with desired outcomes'
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HSJ Knowledge
The role of primary care in tackling allergic diseases
The Information Centre for health and social care.has published an analysis of patterns of allergic diseases in patients diagnosed in primary care.
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HSJ Knowledge
Helen Bevan on the best practice puzzle
'When a new idea is adopted by around 15-20 per cent of the target, it is likely to take on a life of its own and spread naturally'
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HSJ Knowledge
Making care more flexible for mothers
A national survey of mothers' experiences shows they are being given more flexible maternity care - but there is still room for improvement.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS Comparators website launched
NHS Comparators, a web-based service that displays data for hospital admissions for key conditions and all outpatient referrals by GP practices, has been launched.
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HSJ Knowledge
Jenny Rogers on dysfunctional teams
'What wrecks many noble projects is feelings, and human beings have an infinite number of ways to sabotage here'
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HSJ Knowledge
How information can support the transition from hospital to home
The Information Centre for health and social care is at the heart of UK-wide initiative to develop information to support community care.
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Comment
Protecting public and patient involvement
The blind drive to force the introduction of local involvement networks and abolish patient and public involvement forums is dangerous and misguided.
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HSJ Knowledge
Success story: pulmonary rehabilitation
One primary care trust's award-winning pulmonary rehabilitation service has made a real difference to local people's lives, as David Peat explains
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News
PCT set for community cash boost
Liverpool primary care trust is to take forward plans to bring substantially more care into the community.
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News
Donaldson warns off budget raiders
The chief medical officer has pledged to clamp down on 'smash and grab raids' of public health money.
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News
Inspector calls for reviews of commissioning
The Healthcare Commission is calling on prime minister Gordon Brown to include independent assessments of commissioners in the health and social care bill.
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Comment
Ringfencing is only a short-term cash fix
'Local flexibility is a principle that needs defending. Ringfencing is only convenient so long as the political wind is blowing in your direction'
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News
English GPs top earnings table despite lower rise
English GPs earned more than their counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the first year of the new contract - despite getting the lowest increase.
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News
'Information gap' warning over NICE guidance uptake
Primary care trusts could be 'fudging' the information they supply to the Healthcare Commission on the implementation and uptake of clinical guidance.