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There are still 13,717 beds each day taken up by patients who do not need to be in hospital and more than 47,500 patients in February who waited longer than 12 hours in an emergency department before admission buff.ly/jRtVB9s
‘This change can be far reaching, because it could affect the way in which ICBs behave - it could affect whether ICBs have autonomy, or whether they actually become part of implementing government agendas' buff.ly/MSNEBBD
The analysis found that patients seen by paramedics reported lower confidence in health provision, poorer perceptions of practice engagement in safety promotion and more communication problems with staff immediately after the initial consultation. buff.ly/h3Mr4L9
'It gives the Government free reign to do whatever they want to the GP contract, without checks and balances from said middleman'
Pulse editor Sofia Lind on what the Government’s plan to dissolve NHS England might mean for the future of general practice
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Pulse PCN: South Sefton PCN has undertaken collaboration in several aspects of care delivery to improve outcomes. Read what it’s done here. ⬇️ @PulsePCN#primarycarebuff.ly/Tg0JjkI
'Change provides an opportunity for a new contract for GPs to actually be more directly negotiated with Government, which I think is an opportunity which should be exploited' buff.ly/o3ut1d9
Exclusive: GP leaders will vote on escalating collective action in England, including ‘coordinated’ practice closures for an agreed period of time and ‘collective walkouts’.
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Abolishing NHS England and consolidating management entirely under the Government is pretty seismic change in the way the health service is currently run. What might this all mean for GPs? buff.ly/ggJHFLc
The findings from 3,400 adults enrolled in UK Biobank suggest South Asian and East Asian adults living in the UK may have distinct trajectories to developing hypertension as well as outcomes. buff.ly/OWwxKQ1#cvd#cardiovascular