All Primary care articles – Page 179
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News'Trust' key to joint working between PCTs and pharma
Mutual trust and transparency is the key to successful joint working between primary care trusts and the pharmaceutical industry, according to a medical director who has worked for both sides.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow safe is out of hours GP provision in your PCT?
Recommendations for out of hours provider contracting offer wider lessons for PCTs, says Lucy Johnson
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS sustainability: moving care into the community
More care in community settings is a must for a sustainable NHS as well as a healthier environment, says Jennifer Taylor
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NewsLeaders clash over healthcare at general election debate
The leaders of the three main parties made history last night as they crossed swords in the first ever televised prime ministerial general election debate.
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NewsHPA issues volcanic ash advice
The Health Protection Agency has reassured people in the UK that ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland will not cause “serious harm”.
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NewsPCTs pave the way for GP cash budgets in 2011-12
Primary care trusts in the East of England are planning on giving GP commissioners hard budgets next year, regardless of which party wins the election.
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CommentNoel Plumridge on the NHS budget
Here’s a summary of the financial plan for the English NHS.
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NewsPCT faces protest over historic building sell-off
A London primary care trust is facing criticism from the chair of a neighbouring acute trust over plans to sell off a pre-war health centre.
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NewsTories warned on GP commissioning
A future Conservative government will need “the wisdom of Solomon” if it is to promote GP commissioning while also tackling poor primary care, the new chief executive of the King’s Fund has warned.
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NewsPreventable disease warning
Doctors at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool have warned cs are reaching epidemic proportions.
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News‘Few quick fixes’ for London health inequalities
An “ambitious and far reaching” strategy to reduce health inequalities in the capital has been published by Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
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NewsDisputed branch surgery gets go-ahead from government
The Department of Health has sanctioned the opening of a branch surgery at the centre of a long running dispute between NHS Kingston and local GPs.
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NewsOut of hours GP vetting needs clarity
Primary care trusts lack sufficient guidance on how to ensure overseas out of hours GPs have adequate English language skills, the PCT Network has warned.
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NewsLib Dems unveil manifesto with pledge to cap managers' pay
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled their manifesto, pledging to protect frontline NHS services by slashing management budgets, scrapping strategic health authorities and capping managers’ pay.
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NewsConservatives launch election manifesto
The Conservatives have launched their election manifesto.
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NewsLabour pledges personalised care revolution
Personalised healthcare tailored to the needs of individual patients is a centrepiece of Labour’s general election manifesto.
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NewsDavid Cameron to guarantee GP access
David Cameron is set to guarantee access to a local GP 12 hours a day, seven days a week as part of the Tories’ election manifesto.
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NewsKing's Fund: NHS needs rapid change to meet challenges
The NHS has addressed many of the challenges it faced in 1997 but needs to change rapidly to meet the big challenges it now faces, according to a major review of the NHS in England by the King’s Fund.
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NewsNew finance lead for Barking and Dagenham
NHS Barking and Dagenham has appointed a finance director.
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NewsNHS online records trial launched
Patients at two health centres in Ayrshire have been given the ability to view their medical records online as part of an NHS Scotland pilot scheme.