All Primary care articles – Page 198
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HSJ KnowledgeA guide to improving services for deaf people
Deaf people’s healthcare can be greatly improved by services tuning in to better ways of communicating with hearing impaired individuals, writes Jennifer Taylor
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS smoking cessation: sticking with quitting
NHS stop smoking services’ 10th anniversary marks one of the strongest public health interventions of a decade - and there are plans to maintain the momentum. Stuart Shepherd reports
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS performance: GPs in the spotlight
Tight budgets mean PCTs must scrutinise all contractors to ensure they are providing the right value and quality of services - and this includes GPs. Graham Clews looks at the role of the balanced scorecard
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NewsSwine flu pandemic could set the scene for a remote diagnosis boom
A think tank claims remote diagnosis using the internet and call centres is the way forward for the NHS.
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NewsVariations in access to drugs 'unacceptable', says Rarer Cancers Forum
A report has revealed more than 1,000 patients suffering from rare forms of cancer may have been denied potentially life-saving drugs because of where they lived.
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NewsNHS dragged into US health debate
The NHS has been dragged into the debate US politicians are having about President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform proposals.
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LeaderCommunity services: get off your bikes
Community services need to raise their sights if they are to be ready for the funding squeeze.
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NewsVariation shows NHS community services ripe for efficiencies
Huge variations in the working practices of primary care trust provider arms are masking large potential efficiency savings.
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NewsLIFT schemes 'poorly managed'
Researchers have claimed NHS primary care trusts could save thousands of pounds if they managed partnerships with the private sector better.
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NewsWales steps up swine flu public health campaign
A swine flu awareness campaign in Wales is using newspaper and radio adverts to tell the public what to do if they experience symptoms.
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NewsPCTs gear up for swine flu pandemic
The NHS is working to tight deadlines to plan for another wave of swine flu - and estimate how much the outbreak will cost.
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NewsNHS Confed raises doubts over Conservative IT plans
The NHS Confederation has expressed doubts over Conservative proposals to scrap government plans for a central database of patient records.
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NewsScotland 'on track to meet NHS targets'
The Scottish government says it is on track to meet targets to reduce the number of deaths from cancer, heart disease and stroke.
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NewsPut NHS medical records online, say Tories
NHS medical records should be hosted online by providers such as Google and Microsoft, according to the Conservatives.
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NewsLewisham PCT agrees merger with hospital trust
NHS Lewisham’s trust board has agreed to merge its community health services with Lewisham Hospital trust in an effort to eventually achieve foundation trust status.
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NewsSwine flu vaccination plans still in the works
The government wants GPs to be the “bedrock” of the swine flu vaccination programme, but has not yet agreed details.
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NewsMatching best PCT performers could cut NHS costs by 20pc
The NHS could make savings of up to 20 per cent if all primary care trusts spent as efficiently as the best, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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CommentMedia Watch: GP access and swine flu panic
Proof that the Department of Health’s drive to improve GP access was working arrived from an unlikely source this week.
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NewsAmbulance services: urgent attention for non-emergency care
Complex forces at work in urgent care mean too many costly ambulance trips are being taken by non-emergency patients. Dave West analyses the figures and looks at the explanations
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NewsDH scraps deadline for PCT provider arm strategies
The Department of Health has scrapped its centrally set deadline for primary care trusts to create provider arm strategies. It comes amid fears of PCTs obsessed by organisational structure making poor decisions.