All Primary care articles – Page 32
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NewsTrusts have ‘lost focus’ on patients who cannot use the internet
NHS trusts have “sometimes lost focus” on people who do not have access to the internet during the recent rapid rollout of online appointments, a Royal College of Physicians chief has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingPrimary Concerns: Time to harness the outrage on health inequalities
HSJ’s new expert briefing on primary care - this week focusing on health inequalities - by correspondent Jack Serle.
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NewsNHSE/I urges ‘reluctant’ clinicians to share records with major mortality review
System leaders have told GPs and trusts to share patient case notes with a major national mortality review programme amid concerns a “reluctance” from clinicians to release records was hampering the review’s progress.
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NewsRevealed: New restrictions on tests as long waits mount
A new tranche of commissioning restrictions have been proposed to ease pressure on diagnostic teams and move more treatments to primary care settings.
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NewsAll over 50s to be offered flu vaccinations
The government has confirmed plans to extend the annual flu vaccination programme to all over 50s, although it won’t begin until after immunisation of at-risk groups is ‘well underway’.
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CommentThe ‘little ship’ at risk from the rise of integrated care systems
Bob Phillips tracks the progress of Kingston’s coordinated care, its operational impetus and future prospects.
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CommentClosing the gaps between primary and secondary mental health
With demand for mental health support expected to rise due to covid-19, there has never been a more important time to put primary mental health care at the heart of the NHS. By Andy Bell and Beccy Baird
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NewsCQC intervenes at GP practice run by struggling firm
A company which had a community dermatology contract suspended last month has had a group of surgeries covering 27,500 patients closed by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsExclusive: National roll-out of ‘call before you walk’ A&Es set for winter
NHS England plans to introduce a “call before you walk” model for accident and emergency by winter, HSJ has been told.
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NewsLack of leadership capacity slows PCN development
Many primary care networks lack leadership capacity and are struggling for influence as a result, according to a report by the NHS Confederation.
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CommentThe NHS’ approach to waiting list management needs urgent reform
The NHS needs a framework that prioritises patient safety and supports the equitable prioritisation of patients in different settings, with different diagnoses, and even under the care of different trusts. By Rowan Wathes, Arup Nath and Catherine Urch
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HSJ PartnersDelivering sustainable digital transformation
The coronavirus pandemic has brought to the fore the need for NHS organisations to collaborate to deliver sustainable digital transformation, says Dr Anshumen Bhagat.
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NewsEighty senior medics slam ‘disruptive’ push for landmark ICP contract
More than 80 senior medics have raised concerns over the “irresponsible” development of what would be a ground-breaking “integrated care provider”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSuspended GP contract requirements to return
NHS England has told GPs to restart some services that were suspended during the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsReferrals for treatment fell by nearly two thirds during covid
Referrals for treatment have dropped by almost two thirds year-on-year despite efforts made by the NHS to plug the gap during covid, new figures have shown.
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NewsDwindling satisfaction with GP access for patients pre-covid
Patient satisfaction with access to general practice continued to slide just before the sector was transformed by the NHS’ response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a major annual survey.
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Expert BriefingThe truce is over between GPs and hospitals
HSJ’s new expert briefing on primary care, by correspondent Jack Serle.
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CommentCovid-19 has rewritten the rulebook for how the NHS operates
Dr Richard Vautrey highlights how the pandemic has wrought solutions in general practices, with rapid responses to the needs of patients.
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NewsNHSE launches pilots to shake-up A&E model
NHS trusts are piloting a new model under which walk-in patients “call first” if they want to be seen in an emergency department.
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HSJ InteractiveImproving the pathway for people with severe heart valve disease
With growing numbers of people experiencing aortic stenosis, it’s argued value and quality of care could be improved by smoothing the current pathway