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NewsNeighbourhood providers to gradually replace PCNs
Integrated care boards will be expected to offer GP practices additional services and funding to drive them to form new “neighbourhood providers” – but will get no new national money to do so.
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NewsNew GP leader seeks ‘collaborative approach’
The British Medical Association’s general practitioners committee for England has chosen a new chair after only one candidate put their name forward.
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NewsDispute flares up over health centre development
An integrated care board is in dispute with one of its primary care networks over a bid to convert a former police station into a health centre.
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NewsFirst ‘neighbourhood contract’ links GP income to A&E attendances
Some £1.7m of primary care revenue will be tied to A&E attendances from next year, under a first-of-its-kind “neighbourhood” contract deal.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: How trusts drove near-record improvements
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. This week, by bureau chief James Illman.
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NewsGPs to withhold patient data in contract dispute
GP practices should take “collective action” in protest against their contract by cutting back on sharing patient data, the British Medical Association’s GP committee has said.
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CommentSaying ‘no’ to referrals is the morally right thing to do
The NHS cannot meet rising elective demand within its current resources. Introducing referral thresholds is no longer a theoretical option, but a practical necessity to protect patients with the most serious conditions
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NewsNHSE rows back on controversial target
NHS England has rowed back on what was widely understood to be a new target for the proportion of patients it wanted “diverted” away from waiting lists, after accusations it was rationing care.
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HSJ LocalPrivate provider criticised for ‘unfair’ decision to quit site
A private provider “just exited” the site from which it was providing diagnostic services without giving formal notice and against the wishes of the commissioning integrated care board, HSJ has discovered.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Making ‘advice and guidance’ mandatory
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by primary care correspondent Caitlin Tilley.
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NewsGovt ditches ‘700k appointments’ manifesto pledge
The government has admitted that a manifesto pledge was badly designed and is on course to be missed, a year after telling integrated care boards to deliver it.
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NewsGovernment scraps £20 advice and guidance fee for GPs
The government is scrapping the £20 fee paid for each time a GP seeks “advice and guidance” from a specialist.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Has the left shift been left behind?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by primary care correspondent Caitlin Tilley.
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NewsNo neighbourhood provider contracts for another year
None of the neighbourhood contracts proposed in the 10-Year Health Plan will go live until at least April 2027, HSJ understands.
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NewsNot only doctors who need new ‘deal’ from NHS, says Mackey
The NHS needs a “reset” of its “deal” with all of its staff – improving working conditions in return for performance and productivity – its CEO has said.
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NewsBiggest GP chain aims for 1m patients after profit tops £4m
England’s largest provider of GP services plans to grow to cover one million patients in the next few years, its CEO has told HSJ, while its annual EBITDA has topped £10m.
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CommentReaching the 'vaccine ambivalent'
As flu strains NHS services, Gloucestershire’s experience shows that local delivery, targeted outreach and convenient access can significantly improve flu vaccination uptake
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NewsPrimary care leads quit ICB in row over neighbourhood health provider
A system’s primary care leaders have resigned, accusing their ICBs of “dismissing primary care” in a row over management of neighbourhood health, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDental contract gets ‘biggest tweak in its history’
The government is making significant changes to the dental contract, which it says will ensure dentists receive fairer payment for NHS work.
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NewsIHO benefits ‘not transparent’, says leading candidate
The material advantages of becoming an integrated health organisation are “not entirely clear” due to an “almost complete lack of any detail”, according to would-be partners in one of the leading candidates.