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Expert Briefing
The Download: Matt Hancock and the disruptors
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and what impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsChanges would drastically cut income for "digital first" GP practices
NHS England has responded to growing outcry over the rise of “digital first” GP practices, proposing changes that would cut their NHS income by a fifth.
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CommentIn the debate over AI access to patients, the consumer’s voice is critical
Access and appropriate use of healthcare could be improved and people could have more control of their health with the use of artificial intelligence, writes Halima Khan
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HSJ LocalGPs will be denied pay without proof of employees' training
GPs in part of Greater Manchester have been told by commissioners they will not get paid for health checks without proof that staff are properly trained.
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HSJ LocalSafety concerns over 'Deliveroo type' pharmacy app
Doctors have raised concerns over the safety of a “Deliveroo type” pharmacy app that has been supported by NHS England and NHS Digital.
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NewsMPs criticise 'entirely inappropriate' sharing of patient data with Home Office
MPs have warned the government is leaving the door open to widespread sharing of patients’ confidential details beyond the NHS without their consent or knowledge.
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CommentCatering to children with ongoing health needs
Improving communication, collaboration and continuity of care would ensure that children are seen in the right place by the right person at the right time
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NewsTrusts allowed to cancel elective work until mid-January
NHS England has told under pressure hospitals they can cancel non-urgent elective procedures to free up beds for patients coming through accident and emergency.
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NewsStevens and Hunt in a Mexican standoff at the top of this year’s HSJ100
Little has changed, yet much has changed. The same five individuals occupy the top spots in the 2017 HSJ100 as did in the refreshed rankings produced after this summer’s general election, but their interactions will be very different. By Alastair McLellan
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NewsGovernment seeks to halt GPs leaving profession
Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a new government backed indemnity scheme for GPs in England later today.
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CommentBreaking The Code - learning to understand each other
Jenny Isherwood and Alex Till write about the communication challenges between clinicians and managers
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NewsExclusive: New top doctors' leader warns over 'softening' of waiting targets
One of the UK’s top medical leaders has warned over the ‘softening’ of waiting list targets, in the first interview in her new post.
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NewsRevealed: £30m tender to recruit GPs from overseas
NHS England is preparing to tender a framework worth £30m for companies to source 500 GPs from abroad to help tackle the NHS’s shortage, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: The STPs facing the biggest GP retirement risk
Eleven STPs highlighted for “high” risk of future GP supply problems In seven STP footprints more than 20 per cent of GPs are over 55 Kent and Medway has the highest proportion of older doctors Mapped: The areas with highest proportion of GPs over 55 Eleven sustainability and ...
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NewsAnalysis: Eight out of 10 inadequate GP practices improve after re-inspection
80 per cent of GP practices rated inadequate have had their CQC rating upgraded following a second inspection 80 inadequate practices upgraded to good 18 practices had their rating downgraded after re-inspection Eight out of 10 GP practices rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission have improved following ...
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NewsHalf of large scale GP groups exceed NHS England's 'magic' size
More than half GP federations and networks cover more than the 70,000 upper limit suggested by NHS England as its preferred model Twenty-seven CCGs have no large scale GP organisations working in their areas More than half GP federations and networks cover more than the 70,000 upper limit ...
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HSJ KnowledgeThe three big themes NICE conference will tackle over two days
With innovation, access, and transformation being the core themes, the NICE Annual Conference will discuss the big challenges facing healthcare
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NewsExclusive: NHS England warned over delays to 'vital' funding
NHS England warned that GP practices are not receiving “essential” resilience funding National commissioner promised to give £16m to GP practices by March 2017 BMA says NHS England could be “underestimating” amount of money spent from £40m resilience fund Chaand Nagpaul warns national director over delays in local deployment ...
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CommentE-cigarettes have the power to radically change health outcomes
Ignore the shock headlines – vaping has great potential for good, while tobacco remains the real enemy, says Jim McManus
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NewsExclusive: GPs 'fear' new care models, says royal college chair
The new chair of the Royal College of general practitioners has said GPs “fear” new primary and acute care systems and see them “take overs”.