All GPs articles – Page 36

  • Vaccination
    HSJ Local

    Midlands GP super partnership rated outstanding

    2017-03-24T12:11:00Z

    A Midlands super partnership has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission today.

  • Plaster
    HSJ Local

    Hospital trust creates primary care company

    2017-03-24T07:00:00Z

    Chesterfield Royal Hospital FT to create new arm’s length company The new body will provide services to more than 30,000 patients Development follows trust taking on five GP surgeries Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has created a new arm’s length limited company to provide GP services to more ...

  • primary care
    HSJ Local

    Large GP partnership takes on practices across STPs

    2017-03-23T10:37:00Z

    A large primary care provider is set to become the biggest GP partnership in England following its expansion into a second STP area, HSJ has learned.

  • Woman_GP_with_young_woman_patient
    News

    Midlands vanguard reveals major expansion into Yorkshire

    2017-03-17T16:44:00Z

    A GP provider running one of the country’s most advanced vanguards is to take on a group practices outside of its current region, HSJ has learned.

  • Future leadership
    Comment

    The future of the NHS demands hard questions

    2017-03-15T15:39:00Z

    The health service of the 21st century needs to be more responsive to patients’ needs – mere financial efficiency is not enough

  • Angela_Hillery
    News

    Pioneering trust and GP tie-up to bid for new care model contract

    2017-03-14T07:00:00Z

    Northampton Healthcare FT creates new organisation with 3Sixty Care GP federation New partnership will bid and deliver contracts together and is “keen” to secure a local MCP contract once released The organisations have an “equal” share in the new company with three board directors each A Midlands trust ...

  • Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    News

    £100m to fund national rollout of 'Luton' A&E model

    2017-03-08T15:57:00Z

    Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced £100m for capital investment specifically in accident and emergency departments.

  • John Guy
    Comment

    Shifting from a culture of encouraged dependency to informed responsibility

    2017-03-06T08:15:00Z

    STP proposals present an important opportunity to prepare for the future despite our inclination to cling to the familiarity of the past.

  • Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    News

    System leaders set out new A&E 'minimum requirements'

    2017-03-02T07:00:00Z

    New standards issued on how to divert minor injuries away from A&E to co-located services NHS England requirements must be met either by Easter or September Measures are intended to alleviate A&E pressure NHS organisations have been given months to meet new “minimum requirements” for diverting accident and ...

  • Man holding a box of office belongings
    News

    Treasury cuts force redundancies at arm's length body

    2017-03-01T11:53:00Z

    Budget cuts force Health Education England to announce redundancy scheme available for all staff Cuts also likely to reduce specialty training budgets including for GP training HEE faces a £70m cost saving in 2016-17 and a “flat cash” settlement until 2020 Cuts to Health Education England’s budget have ...

  • safe_money_savings_finance
    News

    NHS England threatens to withhold GP transformation money

    2017-02-22T16:38:00Z

    NHS England threatens to withhold transformation money unless GPs sign new lease agreements GPs fear “unreasonable and inappropriate” service charges from NHS Property Services NHS England says it wants to ensure GPs cannot be evicted from modernised premises NHS England could withhold transformation funding from GPs if they ...

  • News

    CCG warns against pharma giant's vaccine offer

    2017-02-22T07:00:00Z

    Dudley CCG warns GPs over buying discounted vaccines directly from Sanofi The manufacturer is offering GPs a 50 per cent discount on flu vaccines GPs are then reimbursed by the NHS Business Services Authority at full price CCG says this may have “negative” impact for taxpayers Commissioners in ...

  • Rotherham hospital
    HSJ Local

    Urgent plea issued for GPs to work in A&E

    2017-02-15T11:06:00Z

    An NHS trust has asked for local GPs to work in its accident and emergency department because of the “significant pressure” it is facing.

  • primary care
    News

    New GP contract revealed

    2017-02-07T13:02:00Z

    NHS England publishes 2017-18 GP contract GPs should not close during core hours under new contract rules Practices to receive £157m to implement new care measures for frail and elderly patients New contract strengths requirement for GPs to identify if overseas patients are elgible for NHS care GP ...

  • Foreign passport
    News

    Illegal immigrants traced using NHS patient information

    2017-01-24T17:45:00Z

    Agreement between Home Office and NHS Digital to trace illegal immigrants Home Office says requests for confidential patient information is in the public interest Deal signed in November came into effect from 1 January 2017 Confidential NHS patient information is being shared with the Home Office to help ...

  • Simon Stevens
    News

    Stevens: GPs will change as their 'backs are against the wall'

    2017-01-24T14:28:00Z

    Primary care transformation will be “won or lost” over next two years, Simon Stevens says Quality and outcomes framework to be replaced as it is “past its use by date” NHS England chief also says junior doctor training needs overhaul within three years Simon Stevens has said there ...

  • GP
    HSJ Local

    CCG seeks single provider for £1m seven day GP contract

    2017-01-24T07:00:00Z

    Commissioners in the West Midlands have launched a procurement process for a single provider of a seven day GP services contract worth more than £1m, HSJ has learned.

  • Hearing test
    HSJ Local

    Community trust to restrict GP referrals due to 'severe pressure'

    2017-01-18T07:00:00Z

    Leeds Community Healthcare Trust has told GPs it is restricting referrals for two types of routine procedure The trust says it is facing “severe pressure” Leeds Teaching Hospital also facing “unprecedented pressure”, according to CCG letter A major community trust has told local GPs it will be restricting ...

  • Money
    News

    CCGs with 'best performing' vanguards to receive extra funding

    2017-01-13T07:00:00Z

    Vanguard areas could receive £1.50 per head to extend GP access, CCG board papers say NHS England to identify CCGs with “best performing” vanguards to receive funding Clinical commissioning groups with the “best performing” new care models for primary care will receive extra funding to extend GP opening ...

  • Signing paper
    News

    Leading vanguards not ready to take on new GP contract

    2016-12-22T10:42:00Z

    Six “intensive” MCP sites working with NHS England have said they will not be close to signing new GP contract by April Manchester CCGs sign agreement with 91 GP practices to pursue MCP Modality Group to “hold ground” on partially integrated MCP model Whitstable MCP to go for “virtual” ...