All Primary care articles – Page 2
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NewsNeighbourhood health ‘can’t be line managed’
A government neighbourhood health lead has warned the service “can’t line manage organisations outside the NHS into change”, which will instead rely on “frontline involvement” organised in relatively small patches.
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CommentElective recovery is leaving minority ethnic patients behind
New analysis reveals stark inequalities in elective care waits, highlighting deprivation, ethnicity, and digital exclusion as key barriers to equitable recovery
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NewsGPs urged to join forces to avoid ‘imposition’ of neighbourhood providers
GPs should rapidly start “collaborative discussions” with peers about developing joint “models” to fit in with the government’s proposed development of “neighbourhood health”, the British Medical Association’s GP committee has said.
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HSJ LocalPractice expelled from PCN after funding row
A GP practice has been expelled from its primary care network due to a funding dispute, which it says has harmed its ability to provide services.
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NewsICB told to re-run £10m contract award
An integrated care board has been told to re-run the procurement process for a £10m primary care services contract after making a string of errors.
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NewsFirst trusts picked to ‘host’ neighbourhood health
An integrated care board has become the first to select “integrators” to coordinate neighbourhood teams in five of its boroughs, each of which will be “hosted” by a trust.
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NewsICB mergers could help end IT duopoly, argues new challenger
Merging integrated care boards into clusters could hasten the end of the GP IT duopoly, a new provider in the market has said.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: How to build neighbourhood health
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Caitlin Tilley.
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NewsThree-fold difference in app use by ICS revealed
The share of patients routinely contacting their GP practice using the NHS App is only 6 per cent, and varies more than three-fold between systems, new figures suggest.
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NewsHospital boards not ready to run population health, says government adviser
Hospital trust boards are not currently in a position to run population health and “very few” acute chief executives “truly understand” primary care, government’s neighbourhood health adviser has told HSJ.
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NewsPanel backs ICB over £32.5m contract award
An integrated care board has been told to proceed with a controversial decision to award an out-of-hours primary care contract – previously provided by a local GP firm – to a private company.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: IHOs should be a small minority
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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HSJ PartnersMedicines optimisation offers untapped opportunities for financial sustainability
As NHS reforms take shape and financial pressures grow, FDB explores how technology-enabled medicines optimisation can help primary care deliver safer, more efficient, and cost-effective prescribing.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Digital Awards 2025: Digital Innovator of the Year
WINNER Liz Leggott, South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Digital Awards 2025: Reducing Health Inequalities through Digital
WINNER South East London Integrated Care Board: Lewisham CVD Project
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Digital Awards 2025: Improving Primary Care Through Digital
WINNER Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board: Using AI to Detect Skin Cancer Earlier and Transform Patient Experience in Primary Care
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NewsICB agrees extra GP funding after ‘contract breach’ row
An integrated care board has agreed extra GP funding, in a U-turn after threatening to declare practices in breach of their contracts.
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NewsExclusive: First NHS cyber attack death confirmed
A cyber attack caused a long wait for a blood test result which contributed to the death of a patient, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNo private finance for hospitals, says Treasury
Private finance will only be used to fund public sector infrastructure in “very limited circumstances”, the Treasury has confirmed.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Who’s really in charge of neighbourhood health?
The HSJ Health Check podcast explores the evolving concept of neighbourhood health, the question marks over who will lead in each area, and why integrated care boards still have an important role to play.