All Primary care articles – Page 33
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NewsEighty senior medics slam ‘disruptive’ push for landmark ICP contract
More than 80 senior medics have raised concerns over the “irresponsible” development of what would be a ground-breaking “integrated care provider”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSuspended GP contract requirements to return
NHS England has told GPs to restart some services that were suspended during the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsReferrals for treatment fell by nearly two thirds during covid
Referrals for treatment have dropped by almost two thirds year-on-year despite efforts made by the NHS to plug the gap during covid, new figures have shown.
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NewsDwindling satisfaction with GP access for patients pre-covid
Patient satisfaction with access to general practice continued to slide just before the sector was transformed by the NHS’ response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a major annual survey.
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Expert BriefingThe truce is over between GPs and hospitals
HSJ’s new expert briefing on primary care, by correspondent Jack Serle.
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CommentCovid-19 has rewritten the rulebook for how the NHS operates
Dr Richard Vautrey highlights how the pandemic has wrought solutions in general practices, with rapid responses to the needs of patients.
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NewsNHSE launches pilots to shake-up A&E model
NHS trusts are piloting a new model under which walk-in patients “call first” if they want to be seen in an emergency department.
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HSJ InteractiveImproving the pathway for people with severe heart valve disease
With growing numbers of people experiencing aortic stenosis, it’s argued value and quality of care could be improved by smoothing the current pathway
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HSJ InteractiveAn integrated approach
Experts argue a slicker pathway for patients with severe heart valve disease will yield multiple benefits – but require collaboration from all parts of the system
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NewsDoing away with disjointed care
Devolution is urgently required so that regional clinical teams can respond with agility to the needs of individuals and places, writes Ian Smith.
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Trusts ordered to publish progress on BAME covid assessments
Local NHS leaders have been ordered to complete risk assessments for all staff who are at risk of covid-19 within the next month, amid concern some are not acting fast enough.
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HSJ InteractiveAs the first covid-19 peak ends, elective care demand and capacity modelling must take a new form
Amid an array of new complications, historic models for elective care will need to be reimagined and patient safety remain a guiding principle, argues Karina Malhotra
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NewsExclusive: Private provider’s contract suspended pending safety review
An independent provider’s NHS contract has been suspended, and a harm review is to be carried out on patients who have faced a long wait.
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NewsA&E leader: All departments should be ‘call before you walk’
A ‘call before you walk’ system to prevent overcrowding and the spread of covid-19 in emergency departments should be implemented alongside a ‘beefed up’ NHS 111 service, a senior figure has said.
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NewsAmbulance crews taking fewer patients to hospital
Ambulance staff are treating tens of thousands more people without taking them to hospital during the covid pandemic.
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News‘Abysmal’ communication blamed for variations in self-isolation list
A rushed and confused process has resulted in huge variation in the national list of extremely vulnerable people advised to self-isolate from coronavirus, HSJ has found.
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NewsSerious covid-linked condition in children ‘now in decline’
A serious coronavirus-linked illness which put up to 100 children in intensive care now appears to be in decline as the number of covid-19 cases also falls, HSJ has been told.
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NewsUpdated: College advises many children can come off shielded patient list
Many children on the shielded patient list can be told they no longer need to be isolated, according to new guidance for clinicians issued by the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health.
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NewsTrusts handed new rules to ‘minimise’ contacts between staff
NHS organisations have been told to ‘minimise’ close contacts between staff – including restricting the number of staff on ward rounds – to lessen covid-19 infections in healthcare settings.
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NewsLarge GP network at risk of collapsing over ‘private conversation’ row
A primary care network with 80,000 patients is at risk of collapsing following a dispute over resources.