Management
Cambridge study: GP phone consultations do not save time or money
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Telegraph NHS plans to force patients to have phone consultations with GPs will simply fuel more hospital keep reading
Month: September 2017
Live it
The martial arts of management
Based on principles found in aikido – a form of Japanese martial arts – author Michael Veltri theorises that leaders and managers can transform their keep reading
News
DH blows £3m on staffing agency u-turn
CREDIT: This story was first seen on BMA news The Department of Health ‘wasted’ nearly £3m on management consultants who were advising on a plan keep reading
Uncategorized
Health coaching: giving patients ownership over their health
There is an undeniable increase in patients suffering from long-term conditions – and this is having a marked impact on health care services which are keep reading
Management
Unlocking community health care: the Primary Care Home
To meet the evolving health needs of our communities focus has shifted to person-centred, co-ordinated care. The Primary Care Home (PCH) approach is one of keep reading
Management
Scheme that sees GP receptionists direct patients to services trialed
CREDIT: This story was first seen on BT A group of practices covering 64,000 patients estimated around 930 GP hours were saved using the system keep reading
Management
Record number of Scottish GP practices return contracts
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Scotsman A record number of Scottish GP practices returned contracts to health boards last year, The Scotsman reports. keep reading
Uncategorized
General practice: Clarity over (A&E) crisis
In January MPs claimed that poor access to general practice was causing a crisis in A&E. However, a survey published in March by the King’s keep reading
Health & Patient Care
All in the joints: Dr Clare Price looks at the causes and treatment of arthritis
Dr Clare Price looks at the causes and treatment of arthritis, differentiating between the two most common forms of the condition seen in primary care keep reading
Management
Call for change in management at two troubled GP practices
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Basingstoke Gazette The Basingstoke Gazette reports that residents and a senior councillor have aired their concerns with issues keep reading