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UK healthcare is ‘entering the era of self-service and mobility of data’
Sarah Wilkinson has described the near future of the NHS as “the era of self-service” at a conference this week According to Digital Health, the keep reading
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Written complaints about GPs are on the rise
A report by NHS Digital shows that, while written complaints about secondary care have declined, those regarding GPs and dentists have risen Written complaints are keep reading
Management
GPs may be earning money from ‘ghost patients’
The Guardian has reported that millions of ‘ghost patients’ may be on GP registers According to The Guardian, GP surgeries across England may have as keep reading
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Fall in GP numbers ‘demoralising and distressing’
NHS Digital has released its yearly statistics on NHS workers, and a worrying trend has emerged regarding GP numbers According to the Healthcare Workforce Statistics keep reading
Management
NHS Digital to spend £450m on new GP IT Framework
The new GP IT framework has been announced by NHS Digital, according to The Register, and it outlines what’s to come once the current agreement keep reading
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GP workforce figures published by NHS Digital highlights continued decline
NHS Digital has published an overview of the numbers and details of all general practice staff groups in England – including by type, gender, and age keep reading
Management
NHS Digital launches new toolkit to help keep information safe
With data security and protection high on the agenda of most – NHS Digital has launched a new toolkit to help keep information safe A new keep reading
Compliance
Patient data-sharing rules slammed
New report examining the Memorandum of Understanding into data sharing between NHS Digital, the Department of Health and Social Carre and the Home Office has keep reading
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NHS Digital publishes cost of prescriptions dispensed and number of items dispensed during 2017
Prescription Cost Analysis report has been published by NHS digital The report details the number of items and the Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) of all prescriptions keep reading
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Are pay conditions for salaried GPs likely to affect motivation?
Figures from NHS Digital have revealed that salaried GPs, on average, earned £53,600 during 2014/2015 compared to GP partners earning £101,500 over the same period. keep reading