All Primary care articles – Page 61
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HSJ InteractiveWe need an evolution in how primary care works
A stronger, reinvented model of primary care will be as central to the NHS’s next 70 years as it has been for the last 70. By Michael Macdonnell
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NewsExclusive: Five more GP practices to join hospital trust
An acute trust leading a new care model vanguard is set to take on the running of five further GP practices this year.
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CommentSplitting up general practice services won't always work
Fragmentation of general practice services will jeopardise the value that it delivers to patients and the NHS, notes Rebecca Rosen
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Deadline for full GP extended hours brought forward
National officials have brought forward the date that all parts of the country will deliver extended GP access hours, after exceeding the target for 2017-18.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: New commissioners - an ACS leader
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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CommentUse multidisciplinary teams to meet the A&E crisis
Better deployment of alternative health professionals like occupational therapists in emergency care can ease the pressure on A&E departments, says Karin Orman
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CommentPrivate investment can transform primary care estate
Private finance as an option to fund an upgrade of primary care estate can deliver value for money for the taxpayer and significantly improve patient outcomes, writes Maisie Borrows
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HSJ LocalRevealed: Hospital trust and GPs sign deal in move towards ACS
A leading large scale primary care provider, which also runs a national vanguard site, has agreed to formally partner with its local acute trust.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Major GP partnership expands into sixth STP area
One of the largest scale GP providers in the country has expanded into a sixth sustainability and transformation partnership region.
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NewsLargest GP IT supplier to be penalised for misleading reporting
The biggest GP IT supplier in England is expecting to pay out millions of pounds in contractual penalties after admitting to inaccurately reporting on the quality of its NHS service.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: CCGs across region refuse to commission flu antivirals
Clinical leaders across three sustainability and transformation partnerships are defying public health guidelines and refusing to commission flu antivirals, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsFears over 'loss of momentum' for new care models as funding shifts
There is a risk of a “loss of momentum” in new care models ahead of a major shift in their funding in the next financial year, the GP lead for two national vanguards has warned.
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HSJ LocalNHS trust and CCG complain over Push Doctor app website
A clinical commissioning group and NHS community trust have complained to an online GP consultation service about it using the address of an NHS walk in centre in its advertising.
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NewsBabylon GP service was scaled back after NHS England objection
Babylon sought to expand its GP practice chain further across London and to Manchester and Birmingham last year, but scaled back the plans after NHS England “issued a formal objection”, it has emerged.
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: Achieving consistent care in neurology
An HSJ roundtable discusses crucial issues relating to treatment of neurological conditions and how services can deliver consistent high quality care to patients. By Alison Moore
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HSJ InteractiveThe dilemma: Not just a neurology patient
Patients with neurological conditions might miss out on screening tests such as bone density and breast cancer screening. By Alison Moore
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NewsExclusive: Pioneering NHS ACO contract set back
The procurement to establish a pioneering “accountable care organisation” model in the NHS has been further delayed, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRegulator to rate GP app providers from this year
The Care Quality Commission has been given powers to rate providers of GP apps to “bring increased transparency” about their quality and safety.
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LeaderWhat 2018 will bring for NHS patients, staff and leaders
The NHS has known grimmer years than the one in which it will mark its 70th birthday, but probably not one that will feel as tough.
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NewsBabylon withdraws CQC legal challenge
Digital health provider Babylon Health Services has withdrawn a legal challenge against a Care Quality Commission report and will have to pay £11,000 in costs to the regulator.