Primary Care – Page 65

  • News

    CCG warns against pharma giant's vaccine offer

    2017-02-22T07:00:00Z

    Dudley CCG warns GPs over buying discounted vaccines directly from Sanofi The manufacturer is offering GPs a 50 per cent discount on flu vaccines GPs are then reimbursed by the NHS Business Services Authority at full price CCG says this may have “negative” impact for taxpayers Commissioners in ...

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    News

    Two-thirds of hospital inspectors not confident in CQC data

    2017-02-22T07:00:00Z

    Less than a third of CQC inspectors believe pre-inspection data can confidently identify patient risk More than half have concerns the data does not “reflect” inspection findings CQC is reviewing how information is collected and analysed following concerns with parts of its new data monitoring approach More than ...

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    Expert Briefing

    What's New in Care Models: ACO hits a snag

    2017-02-21T15:47:00Z

    Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.

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    News

    Revealed: Significant variation in A&E cancer diagnoses across England

    2017-02-21T10:54:00Z

    Cancer diagnosis in accident and emergency departments are three times more likely in some parts of England than others, HSJ analysis reveals.

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    HSJ Local

    Revealed: Pioneering 'accountable care organisation' delayed

    2017-02-15T16:06:00Z

    Northumbria accountable care organisation vanguard’s go live date delayed Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has repeatedly maintained the new care model will go live in April 2017 Board papers from Northumberland CCG reveal a “number of milestones” still need to be achieved No date given for when the ACO will ...

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    HSJ Local

    Urgent plea issued for GPs to work in A&E

    2017-02-15T11:06:00Z

    An NHS trust has asked for local GPs to work in its accident and emergency department because of the “significant pressure” it is facing.

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    HSJ Knowledge

    A powerful case for specialist nurses

    2017-02-15T07:00:00Z

    Specialist nurses are far from just the ‘icing on the cake’ – in inflammatory bowel disease alone they are consistently preventing emergency attendances and ensuring the most appropriate use of services

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    HSJ Knowledge

    Roundtable: Jumping the hurdles to better care in rare diseases

    2017-02-13T14:00:00Z

    An HSJ roundtable sponsored by Shire brought together experts to ask whether the NHS was taking advantage of all the factors that could improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases. By Alison Moore

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    News

    New GP contract revealed

    2017-02-07T13:02:00Z

    NHS England publishes 2017-18 GP contract GPs should not close during core hours under new contract rules Practices to receive £157m to implement new care measures for frail and elderly patients New contract strengths requirement for GPs to identify if overseas patients are elgible for NHS care GP ...

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    Expert Briefing

    What's New in Care Models: Prepare for national rollout

    2017-02-02T12:35:00Z

    Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.

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    News

    Illegal immigrants traced using NHS patient information

    2017-01-24T17:45:00Z

    Agreement between Home Office and NHS Digital to trace illegal immigrants Home Office says requests for confidential patient information is in the public interest Deal signed in November came into effect from 1 January 2017 Confidential NHS patient information is being shared with the Home Office to help ...

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    News

    Stevens: GPs will change as their 'backs are against the wall'

    2017-01-24T14:28:00Z

    Primary care transformation will be “won or lost” over next two years, Simon Stevens says Quality and outcomes framework to be replaced as it is “past its use by date” NHS England chief also says junior doctor training needs overhaul within three years Simon Stevens has said there ...

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    News

    HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards shortlist revealed

    2017-01-19T12:30:00Z

    The organisations in the running to win one of the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017 at have been revealed.

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    HSJ Local

    Walk-in centres closed in urgent care shake up

    2017-01-19T11:28:00Z

    Two walk-in centres in Bury are set to close as commissioners seek to redirect the resources into a wider urgent care plan.

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    HSJ Local

    Community trust to restrict GP referrals due to 'severe pressure'

    2017-01-18T07:00:00Z

    Leeds Community Healthcare Trust has told GPs it is restricting referrals for two types of routine procedure The trust says it is facing “severe pressure” Leeds Teaching Hospital also facing “unprecedented pressure”, according to CCG letter A major community trust has told local GPs it will be restricting ...

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    News

    STPs: Community and primary care grow fastest as acute spend held down

    2017-01-16T22:00:00Z

    Community and primary care would see the fastest increases in funding, at the expense of slow growth in mental health and general acute spending falling in real terms, under detailed STP forecasts analysed by HSJ.

  • Money
    News

    CCGs with 'best performing' vanguards to receive extra funding

    2017-01-13T07:00:00Z

    Vanguard areas could receive £1.50 per head to extend GP access, CCG board papers say NHS England to identify CCGs with “best performing” vanguards to receive funding Clinical commissioning groups with the “best performing” new care models for primary care will receive extra funding to extend GP opening ...

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    News

    CQC considers new registration for GP 'super partnerships'

    2017-01-06T10:07:00Z

    GP “super partnership” in Birmingham expected to register with CQC as “single entity” CQC says single registration for large scale GP providers will be discussed in consultation in spring A “super partnership” based in Birmingham expects to become one of the first large scale GP providers to register ...

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    News

    Leading vanguards not ready to take on new GP contract

    2016-12-22T10:42:00Z

    Six “intensive” MCP sites working with NHS England have said they will not be close to signing new GP contract by April Manchester CCGs sign agreement with 91 GP practices to pursue MCP Modality Group to “hold ground” on partially integrated MCP model Whitstable MCP to go for “virtual” ...

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    News

    Exclusive: GPs 'fear' new care models, says royal college chair

    2016-12-22T07:00:00Z

    The new chair of the Royal College of general practitioners has said GPs “fear” new primary and acute care systems and see them “take overs”.