Management
Will large scale primary care services work?
The NHS Long Term Plan includes the intention to mandate GPs to work in primary care networks of 30-50,000 patients – but does the model keep reading
NHS England
Health & Patient Care
Video: Improving COPD management
NHS England has released a new video where frontline clinicians and managers from local systems who took part in wave 4 of the Elective Care keep reading
Compliance
Opening the door to change
In Opening the door to change the Care Quality Commission (CQC) looks at NHS safety culture around avoidable medical mistakes which it calls ‘never events’. keep reading
Health Tech
Direct messaging system raises millions for expansion into more practices
In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, a GP messaging service will be expanded to more practices after nearly £9m was raised A direct keep reading
Health Tech
Telehealth could save NHS England billions
Research, as reported by Pharma Phorum, shows that billions of pounds could be saved through the use of digital health tools A new whitepaper from keep reading
Health Tech
Video: Targeted lung checks
NHS England has released a video about the Leeds Lung Check programme. The service, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, provides a targeted lung check service keep reading
Uncategorized
The lowdown on Primary Care Networks
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are a core focus of the recent NHS Long Term Plan and the five-year GP contract framework, both published in January keep reading
Uncategorized
VIDEO: The five-year contract framework for general practice
NHS England has released a video about the new GP Contract. In future weeks we will be exploring what the new GP contract means for keep reading
Management
Refugee retraining programme could help NHS recruitment crisis
As reported by The Guardian, a refugee retraining programme in the Black Country is hoping to expand and help improve the current healthcare recruitment situation keep reading
Health Tech
AI in healthcare: when will it arrive?
AI has the potential to improve the quality of care while lowering the costs for patients and hospitals, says Dr. Mahiben Maruthappu, Dr. Varun Buch. But keep reading