All GPs articles – Page 53
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NewsCCGs taking on full primary care co-commissioning powers revealed
NHS England has revealed the 64 clinical commissioning groups that will take full control of their local primary care budgets from April.
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NewsStevens: New care vanguard must bring in GP lists
The involvement of GPs is the most important and most challenging factor facing any area wanting to trial one of the new models of care detailed in the NHS Five Year Forward View, Simon Stevens has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe system-wide approach to turn around a struggling health economy
Lessons learned by Guildford and Waverley CCG
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HSJ LocalGPs to be trained to detect domestic abuse
WORKFORCE: GPs in Newham, east London, are to be trained in recognising domestic abuse and be expected to routinely question patients with sexually transmitted infections or unplanned pregnancies about whether they have experienced domestic violence.
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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