Practice managers, GP partners and sector specialists share their views and insight on the challenges and changes affecting primary care at the sharp end
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The general practice of tomorrow…today
The world is changing and becoming more and more technology-driven. Dr Murray Ellender, a London GP and co-founder of eConsult, says that general practice can’t afford to be left behind What will the future of [read more]
PAC concludes there is ‘long way to go’ to improve NHS cyber security
Public Accounts Committee report has set June deadline for update on costed plans for vital security investment – saying that here is ‘long way to go’ to improve NHS cyber-security The report, issued this week by [read more]
Will government plans to change planning rules damage primary care services?
Last month Prime Minister Theresa May turned her attention back to the UK’s housing market, with a promise to ‘rewrite the rule book in terms of planning’ to force councils to hit housebuilding targets. However, [read more]
Health in your hands; how accessible 3D printing can improve quality of life
According to recent updates from the International Data Corporation global spending on 3D printing – including hardware, materials, software, and services – is set to grow to $12bn in 2018 – an increase of 19.9% [read more]
Implementing outcomes-based medicines optimisation
Antimicrobial resistance has been in the news of recent and GPs are being urged to join the good fight against unnecessary antibiotic prescribing. Part of this is, of course, efficient prescribing. Chris Barker, CEO of Spirit Healthcare, shares [read more]
Quality over quantity: how should QOF be replaced?
QOF is currently on hold until April 2018 at which point it will be replaced by an as yet unnamed new framework. Scotland have recently had an overhaul of their own QOF with a reform [read more]