All Primary care articles – Page 54
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Community services on the move again
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight. This week by HSJ primary and community correspondent Rebecca Thomas.
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NewsPay deal could be 'anti-competitive' warns NHS England director
An NHS England board member has warned the new government pay deal could be “catastrophic” for social enterprises and appeared to be “anti-competitive”.
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HSJ InteractiveRedesigning paediatric care to better manage a burgeoning haystack of patients
Ingrid Torjesen reports on the award winning redesign of a children’s care service pathway
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NewsCQC says it is taking more enforcement action
There has been a small increase in the share of Care Quality Commission inspections resulting in enforcement action, which it has put down to its staff “increasingly used the breadth of our enforcement powers”.
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NewsTrust's integration with social enterprise raises merger prospects
An acute hospital trust could merge with a social enterprise company that provides community, mental health and social care services, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCCGs cut non-acute services to tackle multimillion pound deficit
Two clinical commissioning groups could cut spending on non-acute community services by five per cent to tackle concerns over budget deficits.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Cheshire and Merseyside trails on GP access
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. This week by Rebecca Thomas, who covers Cheshire, and Lawrence Dunhill, who covers Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester
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NewsFlagship GP access pilots miss NHS England target
Only one in five sites funded by the government to boost GP opening hours has hit the target set by NHS England, new figures suggest.
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NewsRevealed: Millions of patients denied access to extended GP hours
More than five million patients have no access to extended GP opening hours with new NHS England data showing those CCGs which are furthest away from meeting national deadline.
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CommentSetting up a subsidiary maximises benefits and mitigates risks
Focusing on proportionate regulation and communication is key to setting up subsidiaries effectively and responsibly
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CommentFuture healthcare funding will require tax increases
Anita Charlesworth discusses the dilemma facing the government: improving the quality of the health service through a rise in healthcare spend or increasing the low level of taxes
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NewsExclusive: Carter recommendation dropped after NHS England intervention
A recommendation to appoint a national clinical director for community services was dropped from Lord Carter’s community services efficiency report after NHS England intervened, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentThe data debate: What is really needed to transform NHS care
Kay Boycott argues that while data sharing is imperative to transform NHS care, it must be married with the use of new healthcare technologies, robust safeguards and continuing dialogue with patients.
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NewsRegion's elderly care services 'inconsistent', says CQC
Health services for older people in Cumbria are inconsistent and services are in the “very early” stages of integration, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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HSJ InteractiveA winning approach to clinical leadership
Alison Moore talks to Claire Fulller, HSJ’s clinical leader of the year, about the impact the award has had on her
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CommentFive GP referral systems – four of them safe
Sam Everington discusses the pros and cons of the five ways a GP can refer patients to a hospital
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HSJ InteractiveDriving evidence based care in diabetes
Alison Moore on an ambitious project on diabetes care in North West London which was highly commended at the HSJ Awards
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CommentWhat does the NHS's new medicines savings drive mean for pharma?
Steve How and Sue Thomas, of Wilmington Healthcare, explore how pharma should engage with CCGs on prescribing saving targets
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Trusts without borders
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ InteractivePrivate sector investment has a role to play
CHP’s NHS LIFT programme demonstrates that public-private partnerships can support the local transformation of care and is an investment option that remains relevant and available now