All GPs articles – Page 105
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NewsPCTs told to hand over resources to GP commissioners
The government has told primary care trusts they will “increasingly” be required to put management resources at the disposal of GP consortia while they are implemented.
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NewsKnown unknowns form the white paper’s core
Last week’s white paper poses many more questions than it answers about how GPs and providers will manage their new freedom. The solution, says Andy McKeon, is to find the right balance between independence and accountability
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CommentYour Humble Servant: Going La La
‘Up pops La La at the Royal Marsden Hospital, in Parliament and on Newsnight saying he had no idea it would come to this’
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NewsGPs ‘won’t guarantee out of hours quality’
Transferring commissioning of out of hours services to GPs will not generate improved quality, primary care representatives have warned. The caution came in the wake of a damning report into the out of hours provider Take Care Now.
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NewsHard-nosed Lansley will be no ‘softie’ in negotiations
Health secretary Andrew Lansley told MPs he will not be a “softie” when it comes to dealing with GPs, in his first health committee appearance since the election.
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NewsGP consortia will be a ‘minority’ interest
The burden of commissioning will fall on a relatively small number of GPs, a leading member of a right wing medical think tank has warned.
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NewsLansley refuses to rule out GP pay rise
The health secretary declined to rule out a pay rise for GPs as he discussed plans to hand them most of the NHS budget.
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HSJ Knowledge
Delivering Quality and Value across Musculoskeletal Pathways
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Delivering Quality and Value across Musculoskeletal Pathways conference
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HSJ Knowledge
Delivering Quality and Value across Musculoskeletal Pathways - conference sessions
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Delivering Quality and Value across Musculoskeletal Pathways conference
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NewsBMA leader urges GPs to hire NHS managers rather than private companies
GPs have been told by the chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee to turn to NHS managers for their commissioning support and advice, rather than to the private sector.
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HSJ KnowledgeCost effective commissioning for rheumatoid arthritis
Agreed standards for early diagnosis aim at managing inflammatory arthritis better and making savings as a result, say Richard Watts and Jenny Snell.
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NewsHSJ webcast - white paper major challenge for PCT management
Senior managers at primary care trusts are facing the tough challenge of managing major change while dealing with staff who have been publicly criticised, Ealing PCT chief executive Robert Creighton said on HSJ’s webcast on the government’s white paper.
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HSJ KnowledgeTackling problem drinking
NICE has recently issued guidelines to health care professionals on how to deal with the country’s spiralling drink problems in addition to recommending higher prices for alcohol.
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NewsNHS complaints volume rises
Parliamentary and health service ombudsman Ann Abraham dealt with a 45% rise in complaints in 2009-10, according to a report.
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HSJ KnowledgeCOPD services
Dr Elango Vijaykumar and Dr Joe McGilligan describe how internal integration of existing resources and external support from a pharmaceutical company have provided a structure to improve the care of people with COPD.
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NewsCQC report: PCTs failed to monitor out of hours provider
A Care Quality Commission investigation into out of hours GP provider Take Care Now found that the five PCTs using the firm had “limited understanding of the service and did not monitor performance adequately”.
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CommentCally Bann: GPs are the masters of our destiny
Now we know. GPs are the masters of our destiny, but not until they are ready, which is sometime between lunchtime tomorrow and 2017. So, best not let the grass grow. Time to get the GP preparedness plan out the drawer.
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CommentGPs and QIPP: is there a doctor on board?
The quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) programme, a colleague once said, is like redesigning a plane while attempting to fly it.
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NewsGP commissioners warned to heed EU law
The GP commissioning groups planned by health secretary Andrew Lansley will need to be aware of how EU procurement law could affect the way they purchase services, a law firm has warned.
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CommentTories’ NHS vision poses a screening programme test
With public health firmly on the agenda, what kind of role can we expect for screening?