All Primary care articles – Page 31
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HSJ InteractiveHarnessing data to improve patient pathways
An HSJ roundtable explored how patient pathways can be improved and silos addressed – and the underpinning role of data in tackling these challenges
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PodcastHSJ podcast: An NHS overwhelmed by covid
The HSJ team dissect what has been happening in a week of ever-climbing covid cases in hospital.
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NewsPM sets target for NHS to vaccinate up to 11m in six weeks
The prime minister has said the NHS will offer a first dose of covid-19 vaccine to top priority groups covering just over 12 million people in England by mid-February.
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NewsCovid vaccination rate falls during Christmas week
The average number of covid vaccinations delivered daily over the Christmas week dropped by almost 3,000, with the proportion given to over 80s also falling, new data has revealed.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read commissioning stories of 2020
As we get ready to say goodbye to 2020, HSJ takes a look back at the 10 most read commissioning stories of the year.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read primary care stories of 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, HSJ takes a look at its most read stories of the year.
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NewsCovid hotspot trusts to get first vaccine deliveries
Several NHS trusts in covid hotspot areas will start receiving batches of the vaccine for the first time, according to NHS England.
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CommentMy struggle to engage with our primary care network
As PCNs develop to lead local primary care development, there is a clear case for an independent patient and public voice on their governing bodies, argues Dr Peter West
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NewsGPs say rule change makes covid vaccine programme ‘unfeasibly challenging’
Coronavirus vaccinations at GP practices will now take ‘twice as long’ after regulators announced new rules just days before the jabs are rolled out across primary care.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The NHS’ post-coital vaccine glow begins to fade
This week has seen the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine administered in the UK, but the continuing covid pressures on the NHS remain, with concerns raised about the health service being overwhelmed in coming weeks and months.
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NewsClash between NHS England and local NHS plan left covid hotspot without vaccines
One of the areas worst hit by covid-19 is without vaccinations this week because of a clash between local and central plans, and confusion over national booking software which is not yet ready, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHSE: Ethnicity and co-morbidities ‘could’ be considered for covid vaccine priority
NHS England has advised GP groups they “could consider” prioritising based on co-morbidities and ethnicity if they have more people who are over 80 than they can cover with their first batch of covid vaccine.
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NewsCovid vaccine will be rolled out at ‘60pc of optimum capacity’ during first week
The covid-19 vaccine will be delivered at almost half of planned capacity when the vaccination programme is rolled out tomorrow, according to new national guidance.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Delivering the vaccine - the NHS’ greatest challenge
The UK is the first country in the western world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine and now the baton has been passed to the NHS to successfully deliver it.
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NewsExclusive: New guidance means few NHS staff now likely to get covid vaccine before Xmas
NHS staff are no longer the top priority for receiving the first covid-19 vaccine, and most are now unlikely to get the jab before Christmas, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat should the future of outpatient care look like?
A recent HSJ webinar supported by Vantage Health heard that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to creating a new model of outpatient care
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CommentHow hospitals could step in to help manage GP practices
One way to help struggling GP practices could be ‘vertical integration’ which occurs when healthcare organisations operating at different stages along the patient pathway combine, by Jon Sussex and Dr Manbinder Sidhu.
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Gov warned IT problems will make ‘dog’s breakfast’ of covid vaccine delivery
There is a risk of IT problems making a “dog’s breakfast” out of the covid-19 vaccine programme, amid uncertainty over the balance between national and local booking systems, prominent GPs have warned.
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NewsNHS England reveals community pharmacies’ role in covid vax effort
Selected community pharmacies will provide up to 1,000 coronavirus vaccines each week, in addition to those provided by general practice and mass centres, according to an NHS England letter.
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NewsCQC finds ‘no evidence’ GP changes are driving A&E attendances
The Care Quality Commission says it can find no evidence changes to GP access during the covid pandemic are leading to more emergency department attendances, after examining the issue.