All Long-term conditions articles – Page 37
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CommentA missed opportunity to improve care for long-term conditions
Senior fellow at The King’s Fund Nick Goodwin on on the role of GPs in managing long-term conditions.
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NewsHIV cases predicted to rise
The NHS is braced for a sharp rise in patients seeking treatment for HIV, figures show.
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NewsKing’s Fund criticises GPs on dementia diagnosis
GPs are “unable or unwilling” to recognise dementia symptoms, evidence presented to the King’s Fund suggests.
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NewsBigger role for pharmacists could save £800m
More than £800m could be saved from NHS budgets by making more use of the skills of pharmacists, according to an influential think tank.
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NewsContinence care criticised
People with continence problems face a “life sentence” of suffering due to poorly organised NHS care, a report said claimed.
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NewsHospital drivers to vote on strike action
Health staff who drive patients to and from hospitals are to be balloted for strikes in a row over plans to privatise their work.
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CommentUnderstanding how patients behave could help cut NHS waste
How the new science of social influence can save the NHS money
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NewsNew outcomes measures may be de facto targets
A draft NHS outcomes framework is being welcomed despite fears it could amount to a set of “proxy targets”.
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NewsLong term care funding commission set terms of reference
The government has set out the terms of reference for a commission on the funding of care and support, which will consider a range of methods including voluntary insurance and partnership schemes.
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CommentGPs and QIPP: is there a doctor on board?
The quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) programme, a colleague once said, is like redesigning a plane while attempting to fly it.
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NewsOutcome goals to replace performance framework
The NHS performance regime will be replaced with an outcomes framework for the NHS and public health, the white paper says.
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NewsPatients to be given choice of GP and consultant
Patients will be given a choice of GP practice, consultant-led team and treatment, the white paper promises.
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CommentPaul Corrigan on how the third sector will save the NHS
The NHS, like all other healthcare systems in developed countries, will soon run out of money.
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Awards 2010: Managing Long Term Conditions
Take a look at last year’s winners to help you put together a winning entry
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to deliver care closer to home
Delivering healthcare at home can benefit thousands of patients with long term conditions as well as commissioners, say Chris Wallis and Jo Phillips
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NewsPCTs to 'road test' direct payments to patients
Primary care trusts in London and Liverpool will be among the first to “road test” direct payments for personal health budgets, care services minister Paul Burstow announced today.
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HSJ KnowledgeOutpatient experience
The Picker Institute Europe coordinated the national outpatients survey for the Care Quality Commission in 2009. This is a summary of the key findings.
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HSJ KnowledgeNeurological care
The Neurological Alliance is chairing the main day of the HSJ’s conference, Delivering Patient Centred Neurological Services, in London this week.Clare Moonan and Katie Smith, chief executives of the Neurological Alliance, say that the Alliance has been a key partner in shaping this unique event which has a central theme ...
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NewsASBO issued to patient who faked illness
A homeless man with over 70 aliases, who became an expert at faking illness so he could gain overnight admittance to hospitals, was issued with a three year criminal ASBO.
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CommentMark Britnell on increasing NHS productivity
The new health secretary, Andrew Lansley, has already gone on public record to suggest that £15-20bn in efficiency savings may be needed.