Primary Care – Page 72
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A&E
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover Sign up here to get London Eye by email
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NewsVanguards face funding cut in 2016-17
Acute care collaboration is the only vanguard area to get funding rise Most PACS and MCPs receiving less money in 2016-17 than previous year NHS England previously said funding would be prioritised to the areas it had most confidence in Data: See all the vanguard allocations Vanguards will ...
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HSJ LocalNew Midlands GP federation formed
STRUCTURE: A general practice alliance has been formed covering nearly 80 per cent of practices in Nottingham.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe continence challenge may finally be met
Continence services have been neglected but NHS England guidance has raised hopes that action time has arrived
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CommentThe public needs to know where the buck stops
One year as an MP and I’m still none the wiser about lines of accountability in the NHS
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HSJ LocalNHS England to close 'poor value for money' GP practice
PRIMARY CARE: NHS England has said it is “difficult to justify the continued existence” of a GP practice in south London as its patient list too small to be financially viable.
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NewsOut of hours provider to go into administration
An out of hours provider has been forced to end provision of services across the East Midlands after it announced it intends to file for administration.
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News'Meltdown' of £330m outsource contract disrupts primary care
£330m primary care support services contract relied on major cost reductions NHS England outsourced primary care support to Capita last summer GPs, pharmacists and optometrists complain about new centralised services Practices unpaid, vital stationary and medical equipment not being delivered Vital primary care support services are in “meltdown” ...
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CommentLet's focus on care and quality rather than numbers
Better outcomes, teamwork and efficiency cannot be measured but are vital
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NewsRevealed: The areas working to take on PM's 'new GP contract'
The six areas working “intensively” with a view to taking on a new contract for large GP providers include two super-partnerships, but also four looser groups of practices, HSJ has learned.
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NewsLittle progress by ‘integration pioneers’, DH’s study finds
DH-commissioned study finds ‘limited evidence’ of changes to services Norman Lamb: NHS England did not take the programme seriously enough Financial pressures and performance targets distract from transformation The coalition government’s high profile “integration pioneers” programme has yielded few tangible results and failed to remove barriers to joined-up ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: When councils should take over
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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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Five messages from CCG leaders
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentAn altogether different Simon Stevens
Simon Stevens has transformed from an enabler to a commander
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Can conflicts of interest be avoided?
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by our deputy bureau chief and integration reporter David Williams.
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CommentPlugging the holes in the crumbling plasterwork of GP practices
How does the GP Forward View measure up when we consider its potential to deliver better healthcare, asks Don Redding
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NewsLegal battle could cause out of hours costs to rocket
Explainer: The rules for off-payroll payments Out of hours services costs could face a significant hike as off-payroll payments to GPs come under scrutiny from the government.
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NewsSurvey: CCG leaders' financial confidence dips
Confidence in balancing budgets dips from 6.8 points to 5 points Concern about shifting deficit to CCGs Redesigning out of hospital services and reducing acute activity remain common approaches to savings Clinical commissioning group leaders’ confidence in balancing their budgets has taken a substantial knock, according to ...
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LeaderThe 'GP Forward View' avoids some awkward realities of reform
Today’s national strategy for general practice had to fulfil two separate purposes. In doing so, it has omitted some uncomfortable but important realities, writes Dave West
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NewsStevens promises big increase in GP spending
Spending on general practice will increase by 14 per cent in real terms by 2020-21, NHS England has claimed as it launches a five year GP strategy.