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GPs demand incentives for partnerships

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT

GP leaders in Scotland have called for talks with the government on contractual incentives for practices to take on more partners.

GPs demand incentives for partnerships

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT

GP leaders in Scotland have called for talks with the government on contractual incentives for practices to take on more partners.

Scotland introduces patient empathy surveys to improve care

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:20:00 GMT

Patients in Scotland are being offered questionnaires to fill out after consultations about how good their GP or nurse was.

Nurses argue for gatekeeper role in primary care

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT

Nurses should be the first point of contact for most people seeking appointments in general practices, according to RCN Scotland.

Lib Dems say NHS faces £63bn PFI bill

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:10:00 GMT

The NHS is facing a £63bn bill for private finance initiative (PFI) hospitals which are only worth £11bn, according to Liberal Democrat analysis of Treasury figures.

NICE seeks suggestions for 2012/13 QOF

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NICE has opened an online forum allowing GPs and others to suggest changes for the 2012/13 QOF.

£100m drive to recruit cancer nurses to work in patients' homes

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:41:00 GMT

Specialist personal nurses are to offer free one-to-one care to cancer patients in their own homes in England, according to Gordon Brown.

GMC affiliates 'improve' handling of complaints against GPs

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:20:00 GMT

Controversial plans to introduce GMC affiliates have had a boost after two pilot schemes were judged successful.

Scottish government should support new GP practices, say GP leaders

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT

The Scottish government should introduce measures to support the development of new GP practices in growing communities, according to GP leaders.

Closed-loop insulin systems 'reduce hypoglycaemia'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:10:00 GMT

Closed-loop insulin delivery systems can reduce night-time hypoglycaemia in children and adolescents with type-1 diabetes, research published in The Lancet suggests.

Pharmacists 'held back by inadequate PCT commissioning'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT

Community pharmacists in many areas of England are being held back by inadequate PCT commissioning, according to the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC).

Neurological nurse wins outstanding recognition award

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A nurse who specialises in providing healthcare and support to patients with serious neurological conditions has been given an award of outstanding national recognition - the Multiple Sclerosis Trust's lifetime achievement award.

Minister sympathises with GPs over lack of pay for extra work

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT

Health minister Mike O'Brien said that he sympathised with GPs having to take on extra work and not getting paid for it.

Weight loss may be easier at high altitude

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT

Obese people may find it easier to lose weight at high altitudes, the results of a study suggest.

Nurse who sailed Atlantic raises money for QNI

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A retired nurse who set sail across the Atlantic to raise funds for the Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) has returned home with hundreds of pounds' worth of sponsorship.

DoH recommends GPs help improve out-of-hours services

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:14:00 GMT

Local GPs should become more 'involved' in providing and monitoring out-of-hours services, a major government review has recommended.

Parents told to contact GPs for swine flu jabs

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:00:00 GMT

Parents are being encouraged to contact GPs to arrange swine flu jabs, as the DoH has said that most deaths from swine flu should now be regarded as preventable.

GPs offered pay to refer to 'failing' ISTC

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:20:00 GMT

GPs have been offered payments to refer patients to an Independent Sector Treatment Centre (ISTC) failing to operate at its expected capacity.

Patients should be able to email their GP, say Lib Dems

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT

Patients should be given the right to contact their GP by email, the Liberal Democrat health secretary suggests.

Minimum alcohol pricing 'may gain support' after election

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:10:00 GMT

Minimum unit pricing for alcohol may gain political support after the election, an MP involved in the health select committee report on alcohol has argued.

Online tool aimed at improving health of 'mid-lifers' to be launched

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:05:00 GMT

An online service aimed at encouraging positive changes in the health and lifestyle choices of 'mid-lifers' has been created by the DoH.

Advanced nurse practitioner regulation welcomed by leaders

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nurse practitioner leaders have welcomed signs that the NMC is pushing ahead with the regulation of advanced nurse practitioners.

Exclusive: DoH could allow closed lists even after practice boundaries scrapped

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:20:00 GMT

The DoH is looking to define a 'limited set of circumstances' in which practices will be able to refuse to register patients from outside their existing boundaries, even after the boundary system is scrapped.

'Significant' improvement in stroke care in England

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT

Stroke care in England has improved significantly over the past four years, according to a National Audit Office report.

Lib Dems demand every out-of-hours doctor speaks English

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:10:00 GMT

Every doctor working in the UK should be able to speak English, be familiar with the NHS and well-trained, according to the Liberal Democrats.