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Bleak House
Today general practice received some of the news about the contract it was expecting; a 1.32% increase in baseline funding, which is 0.2% less than that originally offered in October last year. Details...
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“Together we are stronger”
The NHS Alliance is always brave and thought provoking, challenging the system. As a pharmacist, I have to congratulate them on the manifesto, a document that acknowledges the role of pharmacy within...
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Marmot calls health professionals to action in the fight for social justice
On 18th March Sir Michael Marmot and his team at the Institute of Health Equity launched a new document to help us tackle inequalities. Working for Health Equity: the Role of Health Professionals is a...
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Making general practice more attractive as a career
So now we know – or do we? – the Government’s response to its consultation on proposals for changes to the GMS contract. The headlines have been announced, but much of the detail is still awaited,...
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Community Pharmacy as the shop front to Public Health
The NHS Alliance has been very bold in their Manifesto: Patients should each have the opportunity to develop a health and wellbeing plan with a named healthcare professional to help them understand...
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Ready Steady Go
With six days to go before the new GP contract for 2013-2014 and the clinical reporting for it needs to begin, the final QOF Guidance for 2013/2014 has been published, detailing all the required...
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Community Pharmacy and Urgent Care
The subject of out of hours care is often in the news. The increasing demand, the increasing costs and the increasing pressure on A&E services are often complemented by falling patient perception,...
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Building NHS assets with communities
“We need systems that support and develop asset-based community developments emphasising the strength of a community working together to solve its problems” The NHS Alliance offer great insight into...
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A Tale of Two Hunts
First of all, apologies for the two week pause in my blog but I have been away on holiday to escape the totally predictable chaos of 111 launches and also the impressively smooth transition to CCGs....
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Open all hours?
Another fascinating week in the life of the NHS has passed, with several headlines of note. First of all, the Section 75 regulations were passed by a thumping majority in the Lords by the Coalition;...
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