Transforming MSK care and patient outcomes
Our challenge is to deliver improved care, says Prof Anthony Woolf, chairman of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance Related items fromOnMedica Depression raises risk of developing psoriatic arthritis Taking the sting out of osteoarthritis Opioid or muscle relaxant no extra benefit for back pain Physios should be first point of contact for musculoskeletal problems (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - March 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Addressing unwarranted variation in care
NHS RightCare delivery partner Steve Sparks shares how NHS England's programme is helping local health economies derive the best possible value for their populations Related items fromOnMedica Cash shortfall for NHS transformation plans Postcode lottery in early cancer diagnosis revealed MS patients miss out on specialist support Tackle delayed discharges and iron out variations in overheads, hospitals told (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - March 6, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Addressing the challenges of new technologies in the NHS
Dr Guy Wood-Gush, CEO of Deontics, welcomes positive moves to bring digital health into the frontline of care delivery, but fears the NHS may get left behind if it does not make its data work harder Related items fromOnMedica Hunt promises to expand NHS digital services Plans launched to improve technology in the health service Innovative use of technology key to improving patient outcomes IT infrastructure and the NHS Wachter Review must take Carter ’s analysis into the modern era (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 27, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Strategies to boost surgery income
There are many ways a GP practice can make the most of their property to maximise revenue, says Paul Conlan Related items fromOnMedica Doctors welcome investment in GP premises General practice gets funding for infrastructure, mental health services and indemnity Nearly 300 GP schemes to get investment boost Sale and leaseback of GP premises: the pros and cons (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Brexit white paper unveiled: what next for the NHS?
Elisabetta Zanon takes a look at how exiting the EU will impact the health sector Related items fromOnMedica Students shun a career in medicine, figures show Brexit and cancer research Don ’t let Brexit scupper UK drug discovery and delivery, MPs told Health and social care welcomes post-Brexit proposals UK must retain and attract ‘scientific talent’ post Brexit, insist Peers (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 14, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Allied Health Professionals into Action
Linda Hindle explains what this means for public health Related items fromOnMedica Health promoting practitioner Music helps alleviate cancer patients' symptoms Physios should be first point of contact for musculoskeletal problems Physios offer solutions to ease the strain on GPs Prescribing rights of allied health professionals to be widened (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What ’s on the EU’s agenda for the first half of 2017?
Elisabetta Zanon takes a look at what the Maltese presidency of the EU Council could mean for the NHS Related items fromOnMedica Former NHS chief executive says Brexit poses a threat to NHS Brexit and cancer research Don ’t let Brexit scupper UK drug discovery and delivery, MPs told Health and social care welcomes post-Brexit proposals UK must retain and attract ‘scientific talent’ post Brexit, insist Peers (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 6, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Keeping our focus on suicide prevention
Kevin Fenton discusses the progress made with suicide prevention strategies and the guidance available Related items fromOnMedica MPs say UK suicide rate ‘unacceptably high’ Those bereaved through suicide, at risk of doing the same Tough disability assessments linked to rise in suicides Falling suicide rate linked to improving NHS mental health care (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 30, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
A new focus on falls prevention
Preventing falls is important for the health and wellbeing of older people as well as the future of our health and social care services, says Kevin Fenton Related items fromOnMedica Elderly failed by broken care system Virtual reality treadmill training could help prevent falls Brain activity may predict falls risk in older adults Vitamin D reduces respiratory infections but may increase falls for older adults Help to prevent falls in hospital (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 30, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Do we now have a basis for a coherent quality strategy in the NHS?
Tim Gardner discusses the publication of a significant new policy document: the National Quality Board ’s 'Shared commitment to quality' Related items fromOnMedica Sustainability and Transformation Plans Care quality set to worsen this year, warn finance directors Putting quality first Fallout from no-new-NHS-money budget builds Ongoing pressures putting NHS at risk of ‘serious lapses in care’ (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 23, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
A & E is the barometer for a health and care system under pressure
What happens in one part of our health and care system reverberates across all other parts – that's why whole-system solutions are needed to avoid a winter crisis Related items fromOnMedica A&E four-hour target only for ‘urgent’ patients PM rejects British Red Cross claims that NHS faces ‘humanitarian crisis’ GPs unable to cope with demand as leaders admit funding shortfall GMC issues warning over impact of winter pressures Government questions GPs ’ work commitment (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 16, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What lies ahead for healthcare in Wales in 2017 and beyond?
With a narrow window in which to move the Welsh NHS onto a pathway to sustainability, Michael Trickey considers what needs to happen in the years ahead Related items fromOnMedica Hospitals in Wales failing to give GPs discharge information GP leaders call for primary care boost from Budget Deemed consent for organ donation increases transplants in Wales Wales has UK ’s lowest five-year survival rate for lung cancer Wales offers incentives for GPs to train and stay in Wales (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Join the OnMedica Media Panel
OnMedica has launched a media panel that will enable its members to air their views to the media on topical healthcare issues in the UK Related items fromOnMedica Poll overwhelmingly backs juniors ’ concerns over contract proposals NHS rationing – getting rid of the postcode lottery More than two-thirds of doctors forced to ration care (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - January 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Who knows best when it comes to emergency hospital admissions?
Healthcare services are missing a major trick when it comes to emergency hospital admissions, writes Jon Glasby, professor at the University of Birmingham Related items fromOnMedica New study disputes government claims of ‘weekend effect’ on hospital mortality Weekend emergency patients are significantly older and more disabled Perilous state of social care increases NHS demand NHS struggling as bed occupancy rates soar GPs have limited role in relieving winter A&E pressure (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - December 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Q & A on GP premises
The GP surveyors team answers some common questions about GP premises, including notional rent in the context of the new MCP contracts and lease requirements when retiring Related items fromOnMedica Collaboration key to coping with GP challenges Doctors welcome investment in GP premises A third of GPs plan to retire within the next five years Sale and leaseback of GP premises: the pros and cons When do practices require a lease? (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - December 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
