All Primary care articles – Page 159
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Comment'The pre-election death tax row continues to reverberate'
No, I didn’t really expect Ed Miliband to snatch the Labour leadership from his big brother, now you come to mention it. I did expect Andy Burnham to end up where he did in the contest, fourth out of five after a respectable campaign which has raised his political profile ...
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NewsNHS managers explore 'plan B' for PCTs
Primary care trusts are planning to merge into larger organisations. Senior NHS figures have told HSJ they could continue to exist as a “plan B” if proposals to scrap PCTs and strategic health authorities falter.
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NewsPCT spending by disease to be analysed
Primary care trusts will be sent information on how much they spend on different conditions and their “value related outcomes” next month.
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LeaderLansley acknowledges lack of readiness for GP commissioning
GPs need to significantly overhaul their skill sets before they embrace commissioning.
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NewsTrusts to be tested on dementia care standards
NHS organisations will have to publish details about the care they provide for people with dementia to improve local accountability, the government has announced.
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NewsUK 'behind on pain management'
Many British patients are receiving inadequate chronic pain management, a report has revealed.
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NewsLansley seeks to reassure GPs on commissioning
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has written to all GPs in England in an apparent bid to allay concerns about their future role in commissioning
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrated health: breaking through savings barriers
A senior management merger has saved £2m in Lancashire and helped shape service delivery
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NewsAndy Burnham accuses Cameron of NHS u-turn
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham accused prime minister David Cameron of a u-turn on NHS policy in his speech to the Labour party conference today.
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NewsNHS reform deadlines 'unrealistic'
More than half of GPs and commissioning managers do not think they will meet the government’s timetable for developing GP commissioning, survey findings shared with HSJ show.
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News'Legal challenge landslide' if cuts hit women unfairly
A “landslide” of legal claims could be taken against employers who do not assess the effect of public sector job cuts on women workers, a leading trade union has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeGP commissioning: assembling the kit for consortia
GPs will have to acquire new complex skills and concepts to be equipped to take over commissioning, says Lubna Haq
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NewsRestaurants urged to supply calorie count
The government called today for more restaurants to print calorie information on their menus.
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NewsBMA warning over access to patients' records
Doctors’ leaders have said tighter controls were needed to limit “inappropriate access” to patients’ electronic records.
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SupplementsPrimary care special report: a change of practice
In-depth reports on GP commissioning and self care
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NewsChild care branded ‘mediocre’
Health and social care for children is often “mediocre” in England, according to a report by former Healthcare Commission chair Sir Ian Kennedy.
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HSJ PartnersMake your big idea shine
Do you have an innovation that works well at a local level but you feel could be rolled out across the NHS? If so, then you should put it forward for the Capgemini and HSJ Liberating Ideas Award. If it’s a winning idea we’ll give you all the support and ...
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NewsPCT asked not to claw back wage overpayment
Staff at a primary care trust who were overpaid for up to four years have been asked to pay the money back.
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NewsEight PCTs to share single management
Representatives of eight London primary care trusts have agreed to put their organisations into three clusters under one management framework, saving £48m.
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NewsWoman wins court bid to have gastric bypass
A mother of three is believed to have become the first person in the country to use a judicial review to force the NHS to give her a gastric bypass so she can lose weight, her solicitor has said.