The UK Labour party has called for new rules to bar GPs from taking part in any commissioning decision in which they could be perceived to have a financial interest, in response to the BMJ investigation last week,1 which found widespread conflicts in new clinical commissioning groups.
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The General Medical Council and other regulators have published a joint revalidation handbook to help boards check that their organisations are placing quality and safety at the heart of their services for patients.
via Guidance to support medical revalidation | Department of Health.
Doctors at a Nottinghamshire GP practice have warned they are being “pushed beyond the point of safety” to save money for their clinical commissioning group.
via GP claims his CCG is pressing savings ‘beyond point of safety’ | HSJ Local | Health Service Journal.
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The new doctor led clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will be expected to improve the quality of commissioning of mental health services in England and to improve on current standards, MPs have been told.
via CCGs will need to improve commissioning of mental health services, says health department | BMJ.
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The UK government has redrafted regulations on procurement, in an attempt to allay concerns raised by several medical bodies and MPs in the past few weeks that clinical commissioners would be forced to put out to competitive tender most of the services they wanted for their patient
via Doctors say rewritten rules on competition do not go far enough | BMJ.
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The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has published the single operating model for the commissioning of health care for the armed forces and members of their families who are registered with Defence Medical Services (DMS) GP practices.
via New operating model for the commissioning of armed forces’ health care | NHS Commissioning Board.
Doctors may be the key factor to increasing productivity in the health service, shows an analysis that found that NHS activity in England was “stubbornly stagnant” last year.
via England’s NHS is struggling to boost productivity despite drive for efficiency, finds analysis | BMJ.
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In final guidance published today (27 February) NICE has recommended apixaban (Eliquis, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer), in accordance with its licensed indications, as an option for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in some people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. The guidance also recommends that the decision about whether to start treatment with apixiban should be made after an informed discussion about the risks and benefits of apixaban compared with warfarin, dabigatran etexilate and rivaroxaban, and in light of a person’s current level of international normalised ratioi (INR) control if they are already taking warfarin.
via NICE recommends new treatment option for people with common heart condition.
The government has announced a new drive to reduce the rate of child mortality in the United Kingdom, which is currently one of the worst in Europe
via Department of Health sets out plans for doctors to cut UK child death rates | BMJ.
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The full Department of Health report can be downloaded by clicking here: https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/publications/files/2013/02/9328-TSO-2900598-DH-SystemWideResponse.pdf.
Obesity programmes in the United Kingdom have failed and an urgent, society wide campaign is needed to fight the epidemic, says the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. You can view the full action plan here: www.aomrc.org.uk/publications/statements/doc_download/9670-measuring-up.html.
via Royal Colleges call for “duty” on sugary drinks in action plan against obesity | BMJ.
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The UK’s pay for performance system for primary care has produced some benefits, including reducing inequalities between practices, but Stephen Gillam and Nicholas Steel argue that it is time to reduce the proportion of general practitioners’ income that it governs
via The Quality and Outcomes Framework—where next? | BMJ.
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This new guidance for doctors strengthens and broadens the current advice on prescribing medicines to include medical devices and gives key updates on using unlicensed medicines.
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UK doctors who hand over medical records to patients who are contemplating assisted suicide abroad will not face disciplinary action by their regulator for aiding a suicide, the General Medical Council says in new guidance.
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GPs and the UK public are being urged to increase their reporting of suspected side effects of drugs through the “yellow card” scheme after the latest figures showed that reporting was down among these groups.
via GPs are urged to report adverse drug reactions after a 37% slump over nine years | BMJ.
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http://www.nice.org.uk/media/90E/BB/NICECCGOISIndicatorConsultationDocument.pdf
This document outlines 32 indicators for consultation for potential inclusion in the 2014/15 Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set (CCGOIS) alongside the existing indicators. The document also includes a brief rationale for each indicator (appendix A) and the consultee comments proforma (appendix B). This document also provides an introduction to the CCG OIS and the indicator development process.
Personal health budgets have the potential to transform the care of patients in England, but few doctors or patients know much about them or are prepared for the “huge” cultural shift that is needed to implement them, experts at the Department of Health have claimed.
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The BMA and the NHS Alliance have questioned the value of the latest idea from the prime minister for all general practitioners in England to undergo the “friends and family” test as a way to root out services that offer unacceptable standards of care.
via Critics question whether “friends and family” test in NHS is fit for prime minister’s purpose | BMJ.
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The Government has today published two independent reports about doctors’ contracts.
The reports commissioned by the Government highlight the need to change doctors’ current contracts, both for consultants and for junior doctors, to make them fit for purpose to support the modern NHS. The changes will promote higher quality medical education and research, motivate doctors to achieve excellent results for patients and ensure that contracts remain fair, affordable and fit for the future.
via Doctors’ contracts fit for the 21st century | Media Centre.
Doctors and commissioners should be financially rewarded for diagnosing dementia, the economics think tank the Social Market Foundation has said.
via Reward doctors for early diagnosis of dementia, says think tank | BMJ.
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Dental Results GP Patient Survey – July to September 2012
Today, the Department of Health have published dental access statistics, on findings from the first wave of results from the GP Patient Survey (conducted between July and September 2012). A summary report comparing these results to the previous year (July to September 2011) is published alongside.
via Dental Results GP Patient Survey – July to September 2012 | Media Centre.
Today, Ipsos-MORI has published the latest results of the GP Patient Survey, which they are carrying out on behalf of the Department of Health. The results are aggregated from the second wave of the 2011-12 GP Patient Survey and the first wave of the 2012-13 GP Patient Survey, conducted during January to March and July to September 2012.
Steps must be taken to convince GPs that guidance from the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is relevant and useful to them, MPs have been told.
via GPs must see NICE guidance as relevant and essential, says potential new NICE chairman | BMJ.
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CCGs will replace primary care trusts and take control of NHS budgets in England from 1 April
via First GP-led clinical commissioning groups approved | Society | guardian.co.uk.
The number of Tuberculosis cases in the UK has been increasing over the past 20 years. Early diagnosis is vital and GPs play a key role preventing, identifying and treating patients with TB.
Using case studies this course will increase your knowledge and skills in identifying patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary symptoms. It also highlights risk factors, the importance of screening, limitations of vaccination and contact tracing. This course was developed in partnership with TB Alert and the Health Protection Agency.
GP practice income should be more closely linked to deprivation from 2014, the Department of Health has proposed.
via GP contract: DH proposes new funding formula | News | Health Service Journal.
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The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has today published a document, Securing Excellence in GP IT Services, explaining how the management of IT systems for GP practices will be organised from April 2013. It enables clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to make decisions to suit particular local requirements, ensuring information and technology supports clinical commissioning to improve health outcomes for patients.
via GP IT services: Operating model published | NHS Commissioning Board.
The National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups – Disapplication of Responsibility) Regulations 2012 sets out those persons and circumstances where a clinical commissioning group is not responsible where it otherwise would be.
via Regulations laid for clinical commissioning groups | Department of Health.
BMA says doctors will have to do more work for less pay under shakeup aimed at reducing toll of avoidably early deaths
via GP contract changes may hit services, says doctors union | Society | The Guardian.
The regulations for medical revalidation made by the GMC, and the start of the relevant enabling provisions in Part IIIA of the Medical Act 1983, have now come into force following approval from the Privy Council.
via Regulations for medical revalidation come into force | Department of Health.
The head of the NHS in England has praised GPs’ early plans for how they will take charge of commissioning care services from next year.
David Nicholson, the NHS’s chief executive, told MPs on the parliamentary health select committee that he had been impressed with the plans made so far by the new GP led clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as part of an ongoing authorisation process.
via Head of NHS praises GPs’ plans for commissioning | BMJ.
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