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NewsHuge commissioning groups to be formed as more mergers confirmed
At least 29 CCGs have been approved to merge in April 2020 The first London CCG merger has been announced Fourteen clinical commissioning groups have been given the green light to merge from NHS England and NHS Improvement, HSJ can confirm.
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Number of primary care IT suppliers to quadruple
GPs are set to receive IT services from a much broader pool of suppliers after more than 50 new companies successfully bid to be on a major framework.
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Stevens names three ‘tests’ for PCNs
Simon Stevens has identified three top “real world tests” for primary care networks.
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Ex-NHSE digital chief becomes tech firm’s UK boss
A former NHS England digital chief has become UK managing director of a video GP company.
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Manager wrongly sacked amid theft row, tribunal heard
A GP unfairly dismissed her practice manager, a tribunal has found, after the manager and her mother gave themselves large unauthorised pay rises.
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Woman’s sepsis death linked to 111 after red flags not recognised
A 73-year-old woman died after the NHS 111 helpline failed to recognise her symptoms as a sign of sepsis, in the latest death linked to the Pathways system.
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NHSE finance chief: I’m not holding my breath on estates deals target
NHS England’s finance chief has cast doubt on a government target for GPs and NHS trusts to agree leases with a property quango saddled with debt.
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Exclusive: NHSE plans ‘unworkable’, says Babylon
Proposed rule changes to the provision of video GP appointments would have “unworkable practical and administrative implications” on digital primary care services, Babylon GP at Hand has said.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Return of the ICP contract
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by mental health correspondent Rebecca Thomas.
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PM’s new health adviser says ‘ill-equipped’ NHS does not need ‘more money’
The prime minister’s new senior healthcare policy adviser believes that “more money is not the solution” to transforming the “hopelessly ill-equipped” NHS from “the monolith we have today”.
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Digital GP service provider secures biggest ever deal with NHS
Nearly 2 million NHS patients are to be given access to video consultations with doctors employed by a digital healthcare supplier as a result of a series of deals signed with NHS commissioners.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Ignored STPs get capital injection
HSJ ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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The Integrator: The new provider on the scene
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 Jack Serle.
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Primary care networks begin management recruitment drive
The first wave of job adverts for the new workforce going into primary care networks have been posted online, including various new managerial roles.
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Real terms budget cut for community pharmacy
Funding for community pharmacy will be cut by 9 per cent in real terms under a new deal in which the sector will be expected to provide more clinical services.
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PCNs at risk from ‘rough and ready’ legal paperwork
Many of the legal documents that underpin the agreements uniting GPs in the NHS’ flagship primary care scheme may be “rough and ready” and need redrafting, HSJ has learned.
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Top GP provider to close practice after ‘big reduction’ in doctors
The prominent GP “super partnership” Modality will close one of five GP surgeries it runs in Hull, which it says will make its services in the city safe and sustainable.
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Digital GP provider stopped children’s appointments after CQC warning
An online GP provider suspended appointments for under 18s after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns over the sharing of data, the regulator has revealed, but the provider was rated “good” overall”.
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Digital GP firms could be forced to focus on areas with doctor shortages
New digital primary care providers could be made to set up in under-doctored areas, NHS England has said.
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First community services spec will tie it to primary care
The NHS will create the first national specifications for community health services, which will be closely linked with primary care requirements, as NHS England seeks to get rid of the divide between the two sectors.
