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Health Bill revisions may mean less freedom for GP commissioners

By , Tuesday, 14 June 2011, Be the first to comment
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The publication of the NHS Future Forum report yesterday signalled an end to the government’s ‘pause’ in its health
reforms – and later today we will see how David Cameron plans to amend the Health Bill.

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Why LMCs must work with GP consortia for the sake of the NHS

By , Thursday, 9 June 2011, 1 Comment
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The 400 LMC representatives attending this year’s national
conference had an extra issue to worry about on top of the NHS reforms.

There was some clear opposition in the room to the very concept
of GPs commissioning care and one has to wonder whether this was borne out of
uncertainty over the future of LMCs.

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PCTs must pay consortia the promised £2 per patient development funding

By , Thursday, 5 May 2011, 2 Comments
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This week’s GP newspaper splashes on the results of an exclusive investigation which finds PCTs are denying GP consortia across England the £2 per patient development funding they were promised in the NHS operating framework.

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Why NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson isn’t privatising the NHS

By , Wednesday, 23 February 2011, Be the first to comment
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I’ve met Sir David Nicholson, NHS chief executive and recently-appointed NHS Commissioning Board chief executive, twice in the last month.

The first time was a brief ‘hello’ at a 10 Downing Street reception for the first wave of consortia pathfinders, the second for his first, exclusive primary care press interview since his Board appointment.

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Will the Health Bill mean more competition and privatisation of NHS services?

By , Wednesday, 2 February 2011, Be the first to comment
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Last week I spoke to public health minister Anne Milton and health minister Lord Howe while attending a Downing Street reception with David Cameron and GP pathfinder consortia leaders.

I was keen to find out how worried GPs should be by the opportunities for competition and privatisation of NHS services that the Health Bill undoubtedly offers.

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How many GP commissioning consortia there will be and what their biggest challenge is

By , Thursday, 13 January 2011, 2 Comments
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A GP investigation reveals exclusively on Thursday that the estimated number of GP consortia is ‘frighteningly similar’ to the original number of PCTs.

Last month the DoH announced the first 52 consortia and today an analysis by GP based on figures from eight of 10 SHAs suggests that there will be between 300 and 350 commissioning groups in England. See our map of GP pathfinder consortia here.

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2010′s most popular GP blogs

By , Monday, 20 December 2010, Be the first to comment
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Welcome to our round-up of GP‘s most popular blogs. 2010′s most commented blog was the fifth most popular read.

It described July health White Paper Liberating the NHS as begging more questions than it answers and was picked up by The Guardian.

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Is 15% of GP income too high for quality premiums to consortia?

By , Thursday, 9 December 2010, Be the first to comment
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This week’s GP reveals exclusively that Conservative Medical Society chairman Dr Paul Charlson thinks quality premiums should represent 15% of GP income.

This comes at a time when the BMA and RCGP is to oppose coalition government plans to make GPs responsible for rationing treatment.

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How Andrew Lansley’s health White Papers will redistribute GP income and pay

By , Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 2 Comments
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Criticise health secretary Andrew Lansley all you like for the lack of detail in his health White Papers, and we have, but there’s no doubt that his brush strokes are broad when it comes to GP income and pay.

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Should call centres replace GP practice receptionists?

By , Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 4 Comments
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Have you ever called a company’s customer service line to be met with automated, press button options and inane hold music?

Of course you have. The centralised call centre is one of the curses of modern society, seemingly designed to send BP through the roof.

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