The NHS Long Term Plan: Focusing on prevention to save thousands of lives
Duncan Selbie, PHE chief executive, discusses this new focus for the NHS and reflects on how it delivers on the top asks of the prevention work stream Related items fromOnMedica What the NHS Plan means for general practice NHS Long-Term Plan will tackle major killer conditions Workforce shortages and Brexit threaten long-term NHS Plan goals NHS staff submit evidence to NHS Pay Review Body NHS finances don ’t look healthy, warns spending watchdog (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 28, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Why inventory management is integral to healthcare efficiencies
Monika Nott, inventory management improvement project lead at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, explains how their initiative is an integral part of the trust ’s improvement plans Related items fromOnMedica Doctors ’ leaders question pay body’s independence NHS staff productivity outstrips rest of economy ICSs show real potential for sustainable improvements after first year Workforce toughest issue NHS faces over long-term, say employers NHS finances don ’t look healthy, warns spending watchdog (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 21, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The diagnosis you fear to make and fear to miss
Cancer from a GP's perspective Related items fromOnMedica GPs need better test access to improve cancer diagnosis Red tape delaying availability of new cancer drugs Eyeballing skin cancer not good enough for accurate diagnosis, say experts New cervical cancer test outperforms existing tests (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 15, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
South Tyneside ’s Canterbury Tales
The development of integrated care systems signals a move to a different way of working between organisations in the NHS and local authorities Related items fromOnMedica Ealing ’s integrated care journey: learning from international models Integrated mental health care cuts demand for GPs New areas to benefit from joined-up NHS and social care Respiratory disease: a suitable case for integrated care? Practice sees huge benefits from integration (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 8, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
General practice and the multiple conditions challenge
GP in Oxford and a Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation, Dr Rebecca Fisher explores the challenges in helping patients to manage multiple conditions Related items fromOnMedica Deprivation cuts 10 years off healthy life in England Number of older people with four or more diseases will double by 2035 No more sticking plasters for primary care, insists England ’s GP leader Building an inclusive digital health and care service Four factors to deal with the problem of long-term health conditions (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - December 31, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Mental health: Vital next steps on the path to parity
Sean Duggan,chief executive of the Mental Health Network, urges for a cross-governmental approach to taking crucial steps towards achieving parity of esteem Related items fromOnMedica Recoveries after psychological therapy rise to record levels Children with mental health crises get raw deal in emergency care departments Experts urge radical action on mental health crises Major trauma linked to higher risk of mental illness and suicide High rates of poor mental health among children and young people (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - December 18, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
NHS strain would worsen in the face of a harsh Brexit
While uncertainties continue around Brexit, Luna Williams,Immigration Advice Service, discusses the impact of a hard Brexit on the NHS workforce Related items fromOnMedica Tackling low workforce morale in the NHS Key hospitals face major Brexit workforce threat Brexit could leave health and social care 51,000 nurses short A no-deal Brexit ‘spells disaster for patients,’ warns lead doctor Royal College of GPs backs ‘People’s Vote’ on Brexit (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - December 11, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Accelerating Innovation in the NHS
The NHS RightCare Hot Housing Implementation Lead for the North region reflects on what is changing so that future innovations can be adopted sooner Related items fromOnMedica Extra annual £3.2bn needed to reverse impact of cuts to public health grant NHS England steps up efforts to boost integration of health and social care Will reducing unwarranted variation stifle innovation? Health innovation hampered by drive for profit, report warns Futureproofing our NHS: Innovations and their benefits (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - December 3, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The batteries must be included in NHS England ’s long-term plan for research
Shaun Griffin, interim head of policy and public affairs at the AMRC warns the plan can ’t be delivered unless the strategy equips its workforce to deliver research Related items fromOnMedica Key hospitals face major Brexit workforce threat Tackling low workforce morale in the NHS Global progress in health is not inevitable A no-deal Brexit ‘spells disaster for patients,’ warns lead doctor Warning Brexit may damage UK research and healthcare (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - November 20, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
On and on and on
NHS England ’s Personalised Care Group clinical director gives his view on how a personalised self care approach makes self-management achievable and rewarding Related items fromOnMedica Four factors to deal with the problem of long-term health conditions Over 90% of people recognise importance of self-care Self-care: a win-win scenario Urging GPs towards prevention and self-care (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - November 13, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
This is good news for patients and GPs
Deputy chief pharmaceutical officer Dr Bruce Warner looks at the benefits of relaxing the current criteria for clinical pharmacists in general practice Related items fromOnMedica Qualms about data sharing hampering pharmacists ’ palliative care role Still no plan for joined-up care, MPs warn in report New system launched to detect and prevent medication errors NHS England will recruit 240 pharmacists for care homes Practice-based pharmacists free up GP time (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - November 12, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
My vision for prevention
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, writes on making prevention a priority Related items fromOnMedica ‘Prevention better than cure’ vision to add five healthy years to lifespan by 2035 Unhealthiest cities are damaging public health Extra annual £3.2bn needed to reverse impact of cuts to public health grant Prioritise and fund prevention to save lives and NHS, warn doctors Urging GPs towards prevention and self-care (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - November 6, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Respiratory disease: a suitable case for integrated care?
Mike Morgan, national clinical director for respiratory services at NHS England, outlines the opportunities for improved patient care that have been opened up by the development of integrated care systems Related items fromOnMedica Still no plan for joined-up care, MPs warn in report More powerful flu jab available for over 65s this winter Trusts warn this winter could be worse than last year Making integrated care happen New areas to benefit from joined-up NHS and social care (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - October 30, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Four factors to deal with the problem of long-term health conditions
Long-term conditions consume 70% of the UK ’s NHS budget and is a challenge across the world. Graeme Currie, Professor of Public Management, cites four factors important in improving effectiveness and reducing the financial burden. Related items fromOnMedica Urging GPs towards prevention and self-care Building an inclusive digital health and care service Public health chiefs set out NHS plan targets Ministers risk putting money before health, BMA warns Long-term NHS plan must be honest, realistic, achievable and clear (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - October 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The NHS long-term plan: suggestions for framing the way ahead
Health Foundation chief executive Jennifer Dixon offers up her suggestions for the NHS long-term plan Related items fromOnMedica Wealthy tech companies creating ‘digital divide’ in health Collaboration 2.0: Moving towards true person-centred care Urging GPs towards prevention and self-care Prioritise and fund prevention to save lives and NHS, warn doctors Long-term NHS plan must be honest, realistic, achievable and clear (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - October 11, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
