All articles by Mimi Launder – Page 9
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NewsBe ‘more directive’, providers tell NHSE
Urgent community response services must become an investment priority – and be given national targets for expansion – to tackle large variation, trust leaders have said.
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HSJ LocalTrust reviewing 100,000 patients put ‘on hold’
A trust is reviewing more than 100,000 patients on its outpatient lists, after concerns emerged that some had ‘been lost whilst on hold’ for follow-up appointments.
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NewsGP incentives may be set by ICBs under government proposals
Integrated care boards could pick performance measures tied to GP practice income, under government proposals for the future of the ‘quality and outcomes framework’ and other incentive payments.
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HSJ LocalHospital chief on long-term absence after ‘group’ move
The hospital chief executive which last month moved to shared leadership with a neighouring trust is on long-term absence, and may not be returning to the role, HSJ understands.
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NewsGPs don’t have time for NHSE ‘modernisation’ work, say ICBs
GP practices with the most outdated technology and processes do not have enough staff or funding to take part in NHS England’s performance recovery programme, integrated care boards are warning.
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NewsNHSE tells GPs they’re ‘breaching contract’ by denying record access
NHS England has taken the unusual move of warning multiple GP practices they are breaching their contract by refusing to give people automatic access to future entries in their record.
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NewsGP at Hand ‘financial turbulence’ is history, says new owner
The NHS’s largest GP practice, which has previously been plagued by money problems, is no longer struggling financially, its new owner has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Funding for winter clinics axed despite NHSE backing
Community clinics credited with easing pressure on A&E and GP practices nationally last winter have not yet been funded for this year, and are struggling to run a full service, HSJ has learned.
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NewsThree million callers fail to get through to GP every month, government research reveals
One in 10 people attempting to contact their GP practice do not manage to get in contact, while a further 6 per cent are only told to try again another day, according to new official survey findings commissioned by the government.
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NewsSpecialised delegation delayed again for largest ICBs
Several of the largest integrated care boards will not be given responsibility for specialised services – as was previously planned — in April next year, they have said.
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NewsRevealed: The areas where access to patient records are still not being offered
Less than half of GP practices are offering patients the chance to look at their records in many areas of England, just days before the deadline for automatic access.
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NewsExclusive: Performance of vital demand management service collapses
The performance of one of the NHS’s flagship strategies to reduce demand on over-stretched hospitals has collapsed, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust pauses EPR go live amid roll out problems
A large teaching trust has delayed the launch of its new electronic patient record system, with no new date yet set.
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News‘Management bandwidth’ is slowing integration, says minister
Integration is being slowed down in some areas by a lack of ‘management bandwidth’ in systems dealing with competing pressures, a minister has said.
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NewsCommunity waiting list surges back above 1 million
The community services waiting list has risen sharply to more than 1 million, with children suffering the longest waits, new data has revealed.
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NewsGP practices get ‘shrinkingly small’ sums from housebuilders, says minister
The government is looking at ways to channel more funding contributed by housing developers into primary care estates.
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NewsICSs spending more out-of-hospital ‘have 15pc less emergency admissions’
Investing more in community care could save integrated care systems millions of pounds and significantly reduce acute demand, according to a report.
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NewsExclusive: Tenfold variation in beds revealed by NHS England audit
The number of NHS community beds per head of population varies by more than 10 times between integrated care systems, an NHS England audit seen by HSJ suggests.
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NewsNew discharge target on its way, NHSE confirms
NHS England has published its first framework for intermediate care services, calling for much better capacity planning, and confirming it is developing a national standard for rapid discharge into step-down care.
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NewsBMA writes to trust chiefs over ‘concerns about doctors’ safety’
The British Medical Association has written to trust chief executives warning of ‘concerns regarding the safety of our members and the patients they serve’ due to flawed concrete beams.