Commissioning

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26 August 2010

GP commissioners ‘blow budgets’

GP commissioners overspent their budgets by a net 2.5% last year, according to an analysis by the Health Service Journal
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17 August 2010

Expert view: Ian Herbert

After 38 years of involvement with NHS IT, Ian Herbert offers an informatician’s view of the white paper, ‘Liberating the
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17 August 2010

Referral management centres criticised

Providing GPs with more information about referrals would be a more effective strategy for cutting costs and improving quality than
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13 August 2010

Government to scrap Audit Commission

News has leaked out that ministers are to scrap the Audit Commission and transfer its audit arm to the private
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10 August 2010

My verdict on EMIS Web

Our GP columnist Dr Neil Paul takes a look at EMIS’s new system and reports back on his first impressions
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10 August 2010

GPs and PCTs told to lead change

GPs and primary care trust managers need to start developing solutions for GP commissioning now, according to joint advice issued
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9 August 2010

Unison may challenge white paper process

Health service union Unison is planning to seek a judicial review over the government’s plans for a massive reorganisation of
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9 August 2010

PCT ends United Health contract early

NHS Northamptonshire has ended its contract for commissioning services with UnitedHealth UK a year early, the primary care trust has
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5 August 2010

More evidence needed on telehealth costs

More evidence on the cost-effectiveness of telehealth and telecare innovations is needed to encourage their wider adoption, according to a
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2 August 2010

BMA says white paper a ‘curate’s egg’

The BMA has told its members it will ‘critically engage’ with the consultation on the white paper which it has
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