All GPs articles – Page 52
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HSJ KnowledgeDon't let primary care patients slip through the nets
Why primary care needs to prioritise patient safety
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NewsCabinet ministers focus on delayed transfers ahead of election
Ministers across government are focusing on attempting to cut the rate of delayed transfers of care in a renewed effort to improve accident and emergency performance ahead of the general election.
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CommentEverybody needs good neighbours as our older population grows
Patient expectations and budgets
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Future role of GPs in commissioning is ‘fragile’, report finds
GPs involved in clinical commissioning groups have doubts about whether they will be capable of taking on additional responsibility for primary care, health think tanks have warned.
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NewsCCGs consider swapping GPs to avoid conflict of interest
Clinical commissioning groups are considering swapping GPs with their neighbouring groups to safeguard against potential conflicts of interest in commissioning primary care.
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NewsUpdated: Third of CCGs apply for full co-commissioning powers over GP members
Around a third of clinical commissioning groups are bidding to take over responsibility for performance management and budgets of their member GP practices from April, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentUrgent care: we need a shared sense of scale
Tackling pressures bringing together disparate perspectives
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NewsWalk-in centres reduce demand on A&Es, research suggests
Up to a fifth of people attending walk-in centres were diverted from an A&E, according to new research by an academic at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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SupplementsHSJ Rising Stars 2014
Identifying ambitious rising stars driving opportunities in healthcare
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CommentHSJ annual lecture transcript: Simon Stevens' on forward view for the NHS
The edited transcript of the speech given by Simon Stevens at the HSJ inaugural lecture.
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NewsNew national advisory board to tackle workforce issues
A new national advisory board with a system-wide coordination role for workforce issues is to be created, the NHS planning guidance has revealed.
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HSJ LocalCCG chair steps down to lead GP 'super-practice'
STRUCTURE: The chair of Corby Clinical Commissioning Group is stepping down from the role to lead a merged GP ‘super-practice’ which aims to become the largest primary care provider in England.
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CommentFTI Consulting analysis: Survey points to obstacles in way of forward view vision
Poll shows obstacles reformers are likely to face
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NewsSchism emerges over Stevens' integrated care organisation models
Plans to introduce a range of new care models into the NHS over the next parliament has split the opinion of provider chiefs and clinical commissioning group leaders
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NewsNHS England chief defines 'multispecialty community providers'
The NHS England chief executive has set out nine requirements that define a ‘multispecialty community provider’, one of the key care models in his vision for the future of the NHS.
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News'Success regime' will direct struggling areas to new models, Stevens reveals
National officials will create a ‘success regime’ in which struggling areas are directed to move quickly into the new care models proposed in the NHS Five Year Forward View, Simon Stevens has revealed, while warning local leaders against attempts to ‘re-spray’ their existing plans.
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NewsSimon Stevens to give first HSJ annual lecture
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens will reveal his latest thinking on the future of the service in next week’s inaugural HSJ annual lecture.
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NewsFour in 10 GP practices need modernisation
More than 40 per cent of GP practices are unlikely to be capable of providing modern primary care services, according to analysis by construction consultants.