All GPs articles – Page 57
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NewsGP choice pilots appealed to 'minority'
Commuters are most likely to take advantage of a new scheme that will allow patients to register at any doctor’s surgery, a study has suggested.
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NewsNHS records 'sold to insurers'
The medical records of almost 50 million NHS hospital patients have been sold for insurance purposes, it has been reported.
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NewsSurvey warning on GP appointments
More than 34 million people will this year fail to get an appointment with their GP when they seek one, the Royal College of General Practitioners has claimed.
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HSJ Local
Anger over Newcastle practice closure
Plans to close a small GP practice in one of the most deprived parts of Newcastle have been met with criticism from local politicians and health leaders.
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NewsOne hundred practices 'may shut amid cuts'
Around 100 GP practices could be forced to close due to cuts in national funding, leaving patients in rural areas without a GP, doctors’ leaders have warned.
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NewsDominance of small GP practices undermines push for extended providers
General practice remains overwhelmingly dominated by providers on single sites with small lists, providing little beyond “core” services, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsGPs should control community services, report says
GPs should take responsibility for out of hospital community services for patients under their registered lists, according to a report by the King’s Fund.
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NewsCrisis over NHS database - GPs
GP leaders are warning of a “crisis of public confidence” in an NHS scheme set up to share details from people’s medical records.
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NewsRoughton to consider how CCGs could co-commission primary care
NHS England is looking into how clinical commissioning groups can co-commission primary care, its deputy medical director has revealed.
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NewsLack of GP funding 'hitting care'
Patient care is being compromised by a “chronic lack of investment” in GPs, leading family doctors have warned.
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NewsOne in eight surgeries 'research ready'
Roughly one in eight doctors’ surgeries are now “research ready” after signing up to an initiative encouraging GPs and their patients to get involved in primary care research.
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CommentTap into the power and potential of big data
We can use open data to increase knowledge and transparency
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CommentHow we bridge the gap between community and acute care
Berkshire trust chief explains their new service model
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NewsGovernance concerns over care.data project
NHS data chiefs have raised “concerns in respect to the governance arrangements” of the pioneering care.data project, according to papers published last week.
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CommentDefine a clear role for hospitals in integrated care
One north London acute trust shows the way forward
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HSJ Local
Peninsula appoints medical director
Peninsula Community Health has appointed a medical director, a new role at the Cornish body.
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NewsPharmacies aim to absorb GP strain
A new campaign to increase awareness of the pharmacy service aims to take pressure off GPs and A&E departments.
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NewsAnalysed: Practices urged to work at greater scale
NHS England’s planning guidance, which calls for GP practices to “work at a greater scale”, will not mean the end of single-handed practices, the national body has said.