All Primary care articles – Page 315
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Burnham: come to table with councils
The future regulation of healthcare needs a closer relationship between the NHS and local government and a system that is 'less institutionally driven', health minister Andy Burnham told a fringe meeting on Monday.
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Charles Core on Hepatitis C
1 October brings World Hepatitis Awareness Day, but on the domestic stage the NHS is struggling to cope, writes Charles Gore
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Milburn calls for PCT elections and patient entitlements in law
Former health secretary Alan Milburn broke a three-year conference silence on health by calling for the election of primary care trust boards and the setting down in law of patient entitlements to healthcare.
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Richards claims improved cancer drug uptake
National uptake of cancer drugs approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has increased, with fewer regional variations in prescribing, according to a review.
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NHSIII launches 'high-impact' changes for GP practices
Every GP surgery in England will this week receive a copy of a new document setting out nine 'high-impact' changes that their practice should introduce to improve care and efficiency.
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Lofty ambitions: choice includes interventions and clinicians
Real choice is about much more than location - it can cover interventions and clinicians, too, as Jennifer Taylor explains
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Mass A&E downgrade predicted
Up to 15 hospitals in one English region alone may need to downgrade to ensure that all accident and emergency units can operate safely, a new study claims.
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Deprived areas score best at smoking cessation
Primary care trusts show wide variations in the implementation of their smoking-cessation services, and many have not consulted with patients and the public, says the Healthcare Commission.
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McKinsey 'PCT support' bid sparks conflict-of-interest row
Management consultants McKinsey are bidding for a place on the government's controversial list of approved primary care trust commissioning support suppliers.
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Four in five spearhead PCTs fall behind on inequalities
Four in five of the government's 'spearhead areas' are not on track to meet the government's 2010 health inequalities target, the Department of Health has admitted.
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Cancer plan needs revision, says King's Fund
The national strategy for cancer services should be revised to take account of technology developments and the ageing population, according to the King's Fund.
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Appointments chief apologises to candidate accused of ignoring public
A primary care trust chair who resigned over his treatment during the selection process has received an apology from the NHS Appointments Commission.
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GP contract leads to sharp increase in A&E attendance
Hospital accident and emergency departments are facing increased demand as a result of the changes to the GP contract introduced two years ago, according to a study.
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PCTs told to appoint professional executive committees
Primary care trusts have been told to set up new professional executive committees, although it is consulting on a new 'form and function' being introduced next April.
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Unsuccessful candidates for PCT chairs attack 'flawed' selection criteria and appointment process
The national programme to appoint new chairs to all primary care trusts has been criticised as biased, uninformed and hurtful by a number of rejected candidates.
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Union attacks selection process for top PCT posts as 'scandalous'
Strategic health authorities have been urged to give unsuccessful primary care trust chief executives 'transparent and appropriate' feedback on the reasons they have failed to secure a top job in the newly reconfigured organisations.
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Dozens of PCT posts still unfilled
With just three weeks to go before the new primary care trusts officially take over, 53 are without a chair and no non-executive directors have been appointed.
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Cutting unplanned emergency admissions
To improve and provide personalised care for patients with long-term, complex conditions and to provide appropriate patient treatment pathways for them, Dudley Beacon and Castle primary care trust recruited three assertive case managers and one nurse consultant.
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A proactive approach to the care home population
Admissions management: Leeds West primary care trust
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Sustainable Communities Awards expanded
HSJ's Sustainable Communities Awards, which recognise public sector achievement in the field, has grown. With 11 categories for 2007 - three more than last year - primary care trusts, local authorities, and other local partners will have a chance to be honoured for their role in delivery of sustainable communities.