Podcast: How health creation can help GP practices tackle inequalities
Talking General Practice speaks to GPs involved with Growing Health Together, a programme in Surrey that's aiming to reduce demand in primary and secondary care through health creation, prevention, and early intervention. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - November 2, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news
NHS offers contract worth almost £300m for GP tech overhaul
NHS England has invited bids for a contract worth almost £300m to upgrade technology in general practice for online consultations, booking systems and more in the latest bid to 'tackle the 8am rush'. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - November 2, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Technology Source Type: news
‘Top-down culture’ in GP practices during Covid left nurses ‘overlooked’
A ‘top-down culture’ adopted by many general practices and primary care networks (PCNs) during the Covid-19 pandemic left nurses feeling undervalued, overlooked and unable to make valuable contributions to service design, a new study has suggested. Researchers at the University of York conducted interviews and focus groups with 40 nurses across England to understand how... Read moreThe post ‘Top-down culture’ in GP practices during Covid left nurses ‘overlooked’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Covid-19 Latest news Source Type: news
What are the fastest-rising sources of complaints in general practice?
Written complaints about general practice were 37% higher in 2022/23 compared with five years earlier, official data show. GPonline looks at the main factors driving the increase. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - November 1, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Dental Care Alliance Enters State of Rhode Island as it Welcomes Hodosh Cosmetic & amp; Implant Dentistry
Dental Care Alliance (DCA) is pleased to welcome Hodosh Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry, a two-doctor single location general practice located in Providence, Rhode Island. The practice, currently owned by Dr. Alex Hodosh, was founded by Dr. Hodosh's father, Dr. Milton Hodosh, in 1954. This... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT CXP Source Type: news
Human insulin less temperature-sensitive than previously thought
A new Cochrane review has found that insulin can be kept at room temperature for months without losing potency, offering hope to people living with diabetes in regions with limited access to healthcare or stable powered refrigeration. This affects millions of people living in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in rural areas, as well as people whose lives have been disrupted by conflict or natural disasters.Human insulin is a hormone produced by the body that helpsturn food into energy and controls blood sugar levels. People with diabetes cannot make enough insulin and those with type 1 diabetes have to inject ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Performance tracker 2023: public services as the UK approaches a general election
Institute for Government - This annual report, produced in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), assesses the health of nine key public services as the UK approaches a general election: general practice, hospitals, adult social care, children ’s social care, neighbourhood services, schools, police, criminal courts and prisons. It finds almost all performing worse than before the pandemic – and much worse than in 2010 – and that tight spending plans, to which both main parties have committed, will mean very difficult choices face wh oever wins the election.ReportMo...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - October 30, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS performance and productivity Social care Source Type: news
How has the GP-patient ratio changed since Jeremy Hunt promised 5,000 more GPs?
Since the government's 2015 promise to expand the general practice workforce by 5,000 GPs, GP numbers have plummeted while registered patients have risen fast. GPonline looks at how this has changed the balance between GPs and patients. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - October 27, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
The contribution of at scale primary care to system working
NHS Providers - The 2022Fuller Stocktake report of primary care and integrated care systems focuses on the collaboration and coordination of multidisciplinary teams at a neighbourhood level to tackle inequalities, build capability, and meet demand and support the health and wellbeing of communities through a population-based approach. It advocates improving personalised care services, enhancing preventative care through general practice, and focusing on workforce and data as key enablers of change. The case studies in this briefing bring these ideas to life and demonstrate the ways in which larger scale primary care ...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - October 26, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Primary and community care Source Type: news
Lack of support for GPNs over sexual harassment at work, MPs told
There is ‘no support’ for general practice nurses and primary care colleagues experiencing sexual harassment and assault in the workplace, MPs have been told. More widely, the number of nurses reporting instances of physical, sexual and verbal abuse is on the rise. These were concerns raised at the Women and Equalities Committee session on sexual... Read moreThe post Lack of support for GPNs over sexual harassment at work, MPs told appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 26, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Podcast: RCGP plan to save general practice, where next for the GP contract, online access to records
The team discusses the RCGP's new manifesto and the Labour Party's reaction to it, what might happen to the GP contract in England as the current five-year deal comes to an end, and why the BMA is concerned about online access to patient records. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - October 26, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news
Latest workforce data 'must be wake-up call' to rebuild GP services
General practice has lost more than 250 GPs in the past year - but delivered 18% more appointments this September than in the same month in 2019, official data show. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - October 26, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
General practice in Wales 'at risk of collapse' after contract talks break down
GP leaders in Wales have warned that general practice is 'at real risk of collapse' after talks on a contract uplift broke down. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - October 25, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news
Government must top up funding if GPNs left without 6% pay rise, urges RCN
The government must provide additional funding if nurses working in general practice are left without the 6% pay uplift they were promised, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged. In a letter to primary care minister Neil O’Brien, the RCN warned thousands of nursing staff working across general practices risk being denied the full... Read moreThe post Government must top up funding if GPNs left without 6% pay rise, urges RCN appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
‘Inherently unfair’ some GPNs risk missing out on full 6% pay rise
It is ‘inherently unfair’ and ‘disappointing’ that some general practice nurses (GPNs) in England risk missing out on a full 6% pay rise because of the way the uplift is funded, those among the profession have told Nursing in Practice. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and BMA General Practitioners Committee England (GPCE) this week... Read moreThe post ‘Inherently unfair’ some GPNs risk missing out on full 6% pay rise appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
