All Primary care articles – Page 107
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NewsNHS Choices rapped over call costs
The NHS Choices website misled users by failing to state the costs of higher-rate 0844 numbers, the advertising watchdog has ruled.
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Advice for pregnancy risk patients
GPs are being urged to question women with diabetes or epilepsy about their plans for children to prevent placing unborn babies at risk.
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HSJ KnowledgeFace up to the cost of post-cancer treatment
Prepare the NHS for a rising number of patients needing care
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NewsExclusive: NHS England apologises after major complaints 'backlog'
National officials have apologised “unreservedly” after the handling of thousands of complaints about GPs and dentists was delayed following the handover to the reformed NHS system.
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CommentHelp GPs make the right decisions first time
We must improve the referrals process and GPs’ performance
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NewsFewer inquests held for women than men
Doctors are less likely to report the death of a woman to a coroner than they are a man’s, a study has found.
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News'Failings' in NHS 111 hotline
A new 24-hour health hotline is failing patients, according to an undercover television investigation.
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NewsNHS England told to lead general practice 'scale up'
NHS England has been advised to encourage GP practices to “scale up” by creating a new type of contract and delegating more primary care budgets.
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NewsCall to reshape primary health care
Increasing numbers of GPs are building organisations that are capable of preserving the personal, local nature of general practice while also offering patients and communities a greater range of services, a review has said.
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Breaking down barriers for women doctors
Why do women doctors continue to be underrepresented at the most senior level?
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CommentWill named clinicians for older people work?
Mr Hunt’s policy should be welcomed with some caution
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrating care for people with comorbidities
Making personalised and coordinated care a reality
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NewsNHS Direct quits two 111 contracts
The new non-emergency NHS phone line has been thrown into turmoil after a supplier pulled out of two contracts for providing the service.
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NewsMonitor reviews access to GPs
Monitor has launched a review into how easy it is for patients to access general practitioner services.
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NewsDoctors acknowledge Liverpool care pathway concerns
Amid the recent “media frenzy” surrounding use of the Liverpool Care Pathway there were some “valid points”, British Medical Association representatives were told this week.
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NewsCCGs claim leading role on primary care commissioning
Some clinical commissioning groups have told HSJ they are preparing to take a leading role in redesigning primary care, amid what they called a “hiatus” of action from NHS England.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: The impact of pathology reorganisation
An in-depth look at two major pathology reorganisations in the Midlands and East of England and the wider implications
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NewsDoctors 'not empowered by reforms'
Almost two-thirds of doctors feel less “empowered” than they did before the government’s controversial health reforms, a new poll suggests.
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NewsDH plans property company merger
The Department of Health’s two property companies are beginning a programme of joint working and are set to merge in two years’ time, HSJ has learned.