All GPs articles – Page 106
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NewsConsultants criticise white paper's lack of acute focus
Senior hospital clinicians have criticised the white paper for overlooking the role of the acute sector in the commissioning of services for patients.
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NewsBoard will have power to assign GPs to consortia
The new NHS commissioning board will have a “reserve power” to assign GP practices to consortia where necessary.
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NewsGPs refuse to be Lansley's 'whipping boys'
GPs will refuse to become the “whipping boys” of the health secretary or independent board, a GP leader has warned.
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CommentMichael White: no aspect of the NHS will be untouched
It is a handy principle that any health secretary who falls foul of the British Medical Association and other NHS trade unions can’t be all bad, not least because the BMA’s response to Andrew Lansley’s mid-summer gift to GPs looks a touch ungrateful.
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LeaderManagers have been unfairly served by the rushed reforms
“In the crucial area of public service reform, we have found that Liberal Democrat and Conservative ideas are stronger combined… You have a united vision for the NHS that is truly radical: GPs with authority over commissioning… elections for your local NHS health board.”
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NewsOutcome goals to replace performance framework
The NHS performance regime will be replaced with an outcomes framework for the NHS and public health, the white paper says.
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NewsPatients to be given choice of GP and consultant
Patients will be given a choice of GP practice, consultant-led team and treatment, the white paper promises.
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NewsGovernment warned reform plans will 'turn NHS upside down'
PCTs are to be abolished from 2013 and SHAs in 2012-13 under the government’s ambitious plans to transfer commissioning powers to GPs.
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NewsLansley: 'no job left for PCTs'
Primary care trusts will be abolished, health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced in his white paper for NHS reform.
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NewsNHS blueprint due today
Ministers will set out a new results-driven framework for the NHS today, which they claim could save thousands of lives a year.
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NewsWeak evidence supporting GP commissioning plan - Civitas
Evidence suggesting GPs will be more effective than health trusts at commissioning NHS services “is weak”, a report says.
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HSJ KnowledgeVirtual innovations in health and social care
Continuing our series on innovation, Maggie Ioannou looks at the lessons learned from delivering virtual ward.
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NewsScrapping GP access targets worries QIPP
Scrapping GP access targets could undermine efforts to reduce unnecessary accident and emergency attendances, research given to the Department of Health suggests.
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NewsDH forced to rethink NHS vision
Health secretary Andrew Lansley is battling to publish his “white paper” on NHS reform next week amid government concern there is too little detail on his reform programme.
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NewsPCTs warned of pharma funded education risks
Primary care trusts have been warned not to rely on pharmaceutical companies to provide education for practice nurses.
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NewsSwine flu review highlights messy GP negotiations
Government swine flu vaccination negotiations with the British Medical Association “did not reflect well” on either side, an independent review has found.
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NewsGPs refuse to work for out-of-hours services
GPs are refusing to work for badly funded out-of-hours services that put patients at risk by relying on overseas doctors, a conference heard today.
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NewsReview finds £1.2bn swine flu effort 'proportionate'
The UK response to swine flu was “proportionate and effective”, an independent review has concluded.
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HSJ Knowledge
Chronic pain
Highlighted in the chief medical officer’s 2008 annual report was that some 7.8 million people are affected by pain and the numbers continue to rise.
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LeaderClinical engagement is about more than GPs
At last week’s NHS Confederation conference, health secretary Andrew Lansley stressed the need for managers to engage with GPs, while batting away the question of how Treasury officials feel about giving them control of the commissioning purse strings - a question that is not going to go away.