NHS'should look to Babylon model to ease recruitment crisis '
The NHS could learn from the Babylon GP at Hand model to ease the recruitment crisis, according to the official evaluation into the online service provider. The report, conducted by Ipsos Mori and published on Thursday last week (May 23), said that there are‘learnings for policy makers and the profession as a whole’ with regards to the digital-first model that attracts GPs to work for GP at Hand.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 27, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: noraelias at cogora.com Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
We all have a role to play in the future of primary care networks
Primary care networks (PCNs) represent a major shift in how primary care is delivered in England and we all have a stake in their success, says GP and co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners, Dr Graham Jackson.
PCNs have been called the building blocks of integration delivering primary care at scale in a more joined up and way with the aim of delivering better outcomes and improving the overall health of their local populations. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 27, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
We need to make primary care networks work
Primary care networks (PCNs) represent a major shift in how primary care is delivered in England and we all have a stake in their success, says GP and co-chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners, Dr Graham Jackson.
PCNs have been called the building blocks of integration delivering primary care at scale in a more joined up and way with the aim of delivering better outcomes and improving the overall health of their local populations. Hide related content:
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GP at Hand receives ‘good’ rating from CQC
The CQC has rated Babylon GP at Hand as‘good’ in four out of five areas in its first inspection of the service.
The digital-first GP provider was awarded an overall rating of‘good’ but required improvement in the effectiveness of its services. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 24, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Global sum'may not work well' for GP at Hand model, finds official evaluation
The long-awaited official evaluation of Babylon’s GP at Hand model has concluded that policy makers should consider a different funding model for online GP service providers.
The report, written by Ipsos Mori and published today on the NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG website, found that satisfaction with the service was high, but found’the service is not being used by large numbers of older people, or people with more complex health needs’. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 24, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
CCG challenges Babylon's application to be primary care network
NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG is unable to decide whether to approve Babylon GP at Hand’s primary care network until it seeks‘additional assurances’.
According to the CCG’s primary care commissioning committee (PCCC), because GP at Hand’s patients are from a wide geographical area, it is not yet possible to make a decision about the proposed primary care network.
NHS England has previously stipulated primary care networks (PCNs) must be based around local boundaries. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 23, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Just 7% of practice managers are GP surgery partners, survey reveals
Only 7% of practice managers are partners in their practice, although more than eight in 10 think they should be given the opportunity, research has shown. The study, carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2017 and funded by the Health Foundation, found that only 95 of 1,285 practice manager respondents were business partners. However, 82% thought they should be able to become one.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 23, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Co-op app to ‘free up thousands of practices’
Co-op is set to expand a repeat prescription app that will free up‘thousands’ of practices in England, according to the retailer.
By autumn this year, patients will also be able to book and manage GP appointments via the app,‘helping to free up thousands of GP practices across England’, according to Co-op.
Currently, the app covers 67% of GP surgeries across England. Following negotiations it is expected to be available in 98% of GP surgeries by the autumn. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 22, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Sponsored feature: Managing medico-legal risks with missed appointments
Dr Kathryn Leask, medico-legal adviser at the Medical Defence Union, explains what practices should when patients fail to turn up for appointments Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 22, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: noraelias at cogora.com Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Personal Practice Source Type: news
15-minute appointments are the ‘future of general practice’, says RCGP
The RCGP has called for manageable GP workload and 15-minute consultations in general practice by 2030 in its new‘Fit for the future’ report.
The report has set out the college’s vision for general practice in 11 years’ time, with the hope of making the profession‘fit for the future’. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 22, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Capita wrongly archived 160,000 patient records due to processing error
Capita has wrongly archived 160,000 patient records following a processing error, the BMA has revealed.
In a letter sent yesterday to all GP practices, NHS England said that 160,000 patient records were mistakenly archived by Capita rather than transferred to GP practices, according to the BMA.
The BMA said this assertion is based on a'sample from one area of the country', and the figure could be higher. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 21, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
How extended hours access helped us prevent 4,776 A & E and MIU attendances
Former practice manager Clive Cropper tells Management in Practice how extended hours access helped a group of Staffordshire practices dramatically reduce unnecessary attendances at the local minor injuries unit
Offering an extended hours access (EHA) service has been mandatory in primary care since October 2018. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 21, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Personal Practice Source Type: news
BMA's legal service charging members £5,000 for network advice
The BMA’s legal service is offering packages forprimary care networks seeking legal advice at a cost of£5,000 for the larger networks. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 20, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Blog: we need to focus on the future of the NHS
While Brexit talks continue to dominate the headlines in the UK, there are fundamental concerns over the future of the NHS,says Dr Kailash Chand, GP and honary vice-president of the British Medical Association. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 20, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Two-thirds of practices connected to NHS app thanks to ‘strong support from practice managers’
Two-thirds of practices are now connected to the NHS app thanks to‘strong support from practice managers’, NHS Digital has said. All practices across England are expected to be fully connected to the app– which was released to app stores on 31– December 2018, by 1 July, NHS Digital confirmed. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 20, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
