All Primary care articles – Page 188
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NewsTories: no council control of public health budgets
Councils would not directly receive public health budgets under a Conservative government, the shadow health secretary has said.
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NewsInvestment in prevention 'crucial' during recession
The NHS must spend more on ill health prevention despite the public spending squeeze, according to a major report on health inequalities published today.
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HSJ KnowledgePublic health: Birmingham gets fit with a purpose
An HSJ Award winning scheme is out to discover how much fitter a whole city can become. Stuart Shepherd reports
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NewsNHS joins fire service to combat smoking
A fire service has teamed up with the NHS to encourage people to stop smoking to cut fires and improve their health.
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NewsComplaints against GPs rise 11pc
Complaints against GPs have risen 11 per cent in a year, figures show.
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NewsDoctors' leaders warn on rising population
New GP practices should be established in areas with growing populations, the British Medical Association has said.
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NewsGovernment promises free cancer home care
All 1.6 million people who have or have had cancer are to be offered free one-to-one care in their homes from a personal nurse under plans announced by Gordon Brown.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to use the Oneplace website to improve local services
The Oneplace website encourages joint working and flags up good provider performance. Moya Sarner reports
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NewsSwine flu website to close
The website and hotline handling swine flu queries are to be switched off due to the fall in the number of cases.
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NewsPCTs told to review management of out of hours care
Primary care trusts have been told to review the way they oversee their arrangements for out of hours GP services to “ensure they are robust and fit for purpose”.
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NewsLondon councils call for PCT budget control
Primary care trust budgets for non-acute care should be integrated with all other local care services, according to a manifesto produced by the lobby group London Councils.
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NewsPCTs urged to invest in prevention
Primary care trusts could save more than £6.7m in five years by investing less than half that in measures to prevent ill health, according to an independent report commissioned by the government.
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HSJ Knowledge
Intelligent Information for World Class Commissioning - conference sessions
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Intelligent Information for World Class Commissioning conference
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HSJ Knowledge
Intelligent Information for World Class Commissioning
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Intelligent Information for World Class Commissioning conference
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NewsMid Essex chief takes on dual role at Peterborough
The chief executive of NHS Mid Essex is to help turn around the financially challenged NHS Peterborough, it has been announced.
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NewsPlans to scrap GP practice boundaries draw fire
The British Medical Association and the NHS Alliance last week stepped up their opposition to government plans to scrap GP practice boundaries within 12 months.
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NewsNHS Direct to increase web presence
The chief executive of NHS Direct wants to significantly shift its operations towards the web, saying the health service needs to leave behind its “1950s bank” approach to services.
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NewsOut of hours GP variations 'unacceptable'
An unacceptable variation exists between doctors’ out of hours services around the country, Mike O’Brien has admitted.
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NewsLondon boroughs call for healthcare devolution
London’s boroughs have set out a list of demands for new responsibilities that should be devolved to local government after the general election.
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NewsDH plans will cut smokers by half, says Burnham
Health secretary Andy Burnham has pledged to halve the number of smokers in England by 2020.