All GPs articles – Page 18
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NewsNHSE/I urges ‘reluctant’ clinicians to share records with major mortality review
System leaders have told GPs and trusts to share patient case notes with a major national mortality review programme amid concerns a “reluctance” from clinicians to release records was hampering the review’s progress.
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NewsDeaths at home up 40pc, as fewer die in hospital
The number of people dying at home compared to those ending their lives in hospitals or care homes has increased significantly in the wake of the covid pandemic’s peak in April and May.
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NewsRevealed: New restrictions on tests as long waits mount
A new tranche of commissioning restrictions have been proposed to ease pressure on diagnostic teams and move more treatments to primary care settings.
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CommentThe ‘little ship’ at risk from the rise of integrated care systems
Bob Phillips tracks the progress of Kingston’s coordinated care, its operational impetus and future prospects.
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CommentClosing the gaps between primary and secondary mental health
With demand for mental health support expected to rise due to covid-19, there has never been a more important time to put primary mental health care at the heart of the NHS. By Andy Bell and Beccy Baird
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NewsLack of leadership capacity slows PCN development
Many primary care networks lack leadership capacity and are struggling for influence as a result, according to a report by the NHS Confederation.
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HSJ PartnersDelivering sustainable digital transformation
The coronavirus pandemic has brought to the fore the need for NHS organisations to collaborate to deliver sustainable digital transformation, says Dr Anshumen Bhagat.
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NewsSuspended GP contract requirements to return
NHS England has told GPs to restart some services that were suspended during the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsLondon leaders plan to ‘park their tanks on health leaders’ lawns’
The capital’s council leaders have pledged to push back against the “command and control” approach of the NHS to give London boroughs a louder voice in healthcare provision, as they raised fears that the pandemic has worsened the centralised instincts of the health service. A report to a London Councils ...
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CommentElective waits topped 34 weeks in May
An enormous and invisible backlog is building up during covid, as referrals are delayed. By Rob Findlay
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NewsDwindling satisfaction with GP access for patients pre-covid
Patient satisfaction with access to general practice continued to slide just before the sector was transformed by the NHS’ response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a major annual survey.
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Expert BriefingThe truce is over between GPs and hospitals
HSJ’s new expert briefing on primary care, by correspondent Jack Serle.
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CommentCovid-19 has rewritten the rulebook for how the NHS operates
Dr Richard Vautrey highlights how the pandemic has wrought solutions in general practices, with rapid responses to the needs of patients.
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HSJ InteractiveImproving the pathway for people with severe heart valve disease
With growing numbers of people experiencing aortic stenosis, it’s argued value and quality of care could be improved by smoothing the current pathway
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HSJ InteractiveAn integrated approach
Experts argue a slicker pathway for patients with severe heart valve disease will yield multiple benefits – but require collaboration from all parts of the system
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NewsPrivate providers’ GP surgeries shut to appointments over CQC concerns
Three GP surgeries run by a troubled private provider have been temporarily closed to appointments, just days after it was suspended from a dermatology contract in the same area.
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CommentHunt: Scrap national waiting time targets
Jeremy Hunt sets out his vision for the post-covid NHS
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Expert BriefingVulnerable patients are forced to choose between their lives and income
On Monday HSJ revealed the government is planning to end the shielding programme for over two million ‘extremely clinically vulnerable’ people next month. The decision has highlighted many of the problems the programme has been faced with from the start.
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Covid aftercare piles pressure on ‘understaffed’ community services
The aftercare of covid-19 patients will have significant financial implications for ‘understaffed’ community services, NHS England has been warned.
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NewsLarge GP network at risk of collapsing over ‘private conversation’ row
A primary care network with 80,000 patients is at risk of collapsing following a dispute over resources.