All Primary care articles – Page 87
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NewsSmaller GP practices fared worse under inspections, CQC finds
Smaller GP practices have fared worse under the Care Quality Commission’s inspections so far because of the “splendid isolation” in which some are operating, Professor Steve Field has said
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NewsNo cash for co-commissioning running costs, NHS England confirms
Clinical commissioning groups will not be awarded extra funding to run primary care co-commissioning, NHS England has confirmed.
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NewsPrimary care 'in foothills' of modernisation, says NHS England director
Primary care has only reached the ‘foothills’ of transformation, Mike Bewick has said during an interview in which he predicts a “steeper fall” in the number of individual GP practices
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NewsBewick: Up-skilled GPs should support emergency and acute services
Emergency and acute services in some areas could increasingly be supported by up-skilled GPs, working across hospital and community settings, NHS England’s deputy medical director has said
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NewsPlans to involve GPs in NHS 111 'naive'
NHS England has ‘lost’ time exploring the use of GPs for the NHS 111 phone line as there are too few in the workforce to support it, a leading clinician has said
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NewsTim Kelsey reveals ‘NHS app store’ plan
The NHS is set to make a fresh push to encourage GPs to prescribe the use of apps and other digital tools in a key strategy document next week
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NewsCCGs permitted to ditch QOF and national GP contract
Clinical commissioning groups will be free to allow GP practices to move off the national pay for performance framework and to create new contract arrangements
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CommentFalls prevention: how to slash the NHS's £2bn bill
A quarter of ambulance callouts are for falls
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HSJ KnowledgeInnovator case study: Dementia diagnosis times plummet in ground breaking project
The winner of the 2013 NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia - worth £80,000 - has reduced the average diagnosis time from three years to four weeks. Here we explore Gnosall Surgery’s ground breaking project
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LeaderStevens captures the zeitgeist with his forward view
Reaction to the vision has been mostly positive
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NewsBirmingham health leaders back forward view care models
Healthcare leaders in Birmingham are already seeking to establish the new models of care provision proposed in last week’s NHS Five Year Forward View, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGPs 'should diagnose social ills'
Family doctors should be on the lookout for signs of radicalisation, trafficking or cyber-bullying in child patients, according to the professional body for GPs.
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CommentNigel Edwards: Patience is a virtue the forward view needs
Organic, locally tailored approaches are needed
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NewsMajor selloff of unused land mooted by NHS leaders
The next five years could see large scale sell offs of unused NHS property to release funds to help the health service move rapidly to new models of care
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NewsExpanded roles envisaged for non-medical staff
The roles and responsibilities of non-medical NHS staff would be dramatically expanded under the five year forward view
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News'New care models' to cover half of England
More than half of England should be covered by new models of providing care, such as hospitals running GP practices, under a major shift proposed by national NHS leaders
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HSJ PartnersInvesting in community based end of life care is a win-win
Phil McCarvill of Marie Curie Cancer Care reflects on a new report from the Nuffield Trust
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NewsGPs hold only a quarter of accountable CCG roles
GPs occupy just a quarter of accountable officer posts in clinical commissioning groups, a comprehensive survey by HSJ has revealed.
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NewsUpdated: High profile panel calls for London health commissioner
A health commissioner post should be created in London to coordinate the work of councils, clinical commissioning groups and Public Health England, a panel of health experts headed by former health minister Lord Darzi has suggested.
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HSJ KnowledgeTen tips for mental health services from primary care
How to improve access to treatment