All GP practice management articles – Page 13
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News
Annual health check: Johnson thanks top performers
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has written to congratulate chief executives at the 57 NHS organisations that have achieved the most consistent results in yearly assessments.
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News
Rise in GP practices offering extended hours
A census carried out on 22 September shows that 51.4 per cent of GP practices are now offering extended hours.
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News
Maidstone report focuses on non-execs
Strategic health authorities and the Appointments Commission should work together to ensure new non-executive directors understand what is expected of them, a report into the management of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust has concluded.
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News
PCTs failing to decommission services
Two out of three primary care trusts failed to decommission any services last year, showing the extent of the challenge they face to become world class commissioners.
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News
Killer health conditions go unseen by GPs
Only half of all patients with some killer conditions have been diagnosed and treated by their doctor.
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News
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals trust faces steep savings battle
A hospital trust given a £77m financial rescue package this year will face considerable challenges to break even over the next few years, a confidential report has revealed.
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Comment
Clinical leadership in out of hours services
The Department of Health has signalled that it may allow practice-based commissioning consortiums to take over commissioning out of hours services. Rick Stern explains why this would be good for patients and budgets
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News
The failure regime numbers game
Your coverage misrepresented the Department of Health's failure regime policy. The figure of 2.1 per cent does not take account of the swift action that would result from the new performance regime or Monitor's compliance framework. Effective recovery action will mean the regime for unsustainable providers will be triggered only ...
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News
Charities support Labour on health interventionism
Charities and activists have told Labour not to shy away from tackling access to GP services and to ignore jibes about the 'nanny state'.
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient safety records: silent witness
General practice logs just 0.4 per cent of all patient safety reports. Are GPs keeping quiet to protect their businesses or are patients reluctant to complain? Mark Gould investigates
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Comment
Steve Field on the case for a GP-led health service
Lord Darzi's review of the NHS advocates a healthcare system led by clinicians and centred on patients - and rightly so.
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News
London's first polyclinic locations are unveiled
Healthcare for London has revealed the locations of the capital's first five polyclinics.
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HSJ Knowledge
Benchmarking out of hours healthcare
Huge variations in the cost and quality of out of hours healthcare around the country have led to moves to benchmark these services. Kaye McIntosh reports
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News
GPs unprepared for flu pandemic, survey finds
Many GP surgeries are unprepared for a flu pandemic, a risk survey has found.
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News
Strategy planning for the workforce
The debate started by your report on workforce strategy is timely, as in each region primary care trusts and providers grapple with understanding their roles in workforce planning, following the publication of A High Quality Workforce.
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Comment
Tim Benson and Justin Whatling on measuring outcomes
The only way to find out if your healthcare strategies are working is through reliable measurement.
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News
GP incentives may not equal healthier patients
Offering incentives to GPs improves clinical care but does not promote healthy lifestyles or improve patients' quality of life, according to findings published today in the journal Heart.
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Comment
Hilary Thomas on healthy competition
The right sort of competition in healthcare is a prescription for huge gains in quality and efficiency. But while this can be encouraged partly through attractive incentives, have we been too lenient in pursuing more punitive measures?
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Leader
Management must do more to ensure the NHS is free of racism
Apart from legal and moral obligations to its own staff, there is an even more powerful reason why the NHS needs to be sure it is free of discrimination.
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HSJ Partners
Getting the most from the NHS workforce
With more than 1.3 million members of staff, the NHS is the largest employer in Europe and has traditionally been regarded as a good place to work. But traditions can change and assets need to be looked after. Alastair Henderson explains that as the NHS moves into a new era, ...