By Reform Scotland (September 2012)
This report examines the practical arrangements regarding how patients access their GPs and whether these could be improved to encourage a provision of service more suited to patients’ needs. It argues that patient choice could be improved by opening up general practice to a larger range of providers and also makes recommendations for a greater amount of information to be made available to the public
Glaab T. et al. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2012; 7: 101-108
Little is known about the role of guidelines for the practical management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by office-based pulmonary specialists. The aim of this study was to assess their outpatient management in relation to current guideline recommendations for COPD.
By Department of Health (August 2012)
This letter sets out the agreement between the Department of Health, Public Health England and the NHS Commissioning Board on their roles and respective accountabilities in relation to national screening and immunisation programmes after April 2013. It gives details on the future operations of the programmes and covers models of local leadership and coordination functions for screening and immunisation services.
By The Health Foundation (June 2012)
This report explores the main form of interaction between a patient and a clinician – the consultation. It uncovers the anxieties that both parties may feel, with doctors and patients each having their own concerns.
By Insight Research Group (August 2012)
This report is the result of a GP opinion survey which aimed to better understand the impact that the economic downturn of the last four years has had on the nation’s health, and how this may have impacted on GPs’ practices. It questioned GPs broadly at the impact of the recession on family planning, alcohol abuse, wellbeing, mental health and the impact on GPs themselves.
By UCL School of Pharmacy (2012)
The Evaluation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in Primary Care is is an evaluation of a system being introduced by the NHS and primary care computer system suppliers into all primary care community pharmacies and GP practices in England.
The system aims to allow electronic transmission of prescriptions from GP practices to community pharmacies, and also to enable community pharmacies to submit electronic claims for prescription items dispensed to patients to the remuneration agency, NHS Prescription Services.
The report covers the very early stages of the roll-out of the EPS programme. Researchers from the UCL School of Pharmacy, the University of Nottingham and LSE worked with seven pairs of community pharmacies and GP practices that were participating in the testing of the system, out of a population of around 10,000 community pharmacies and 8,000 GP practices.
By NHS Commissioning Board (2012)
This guide is designed to support CCGs as they move towards establishment and authorisation, whilst reflecting the high-level principles governing the changes affecting staff across the NHS. It provides practical advice about how CCGs can approach the main HR issues that they are likely to encounter as they become established, beginning with the senior appointments process, transfers of staff and remuneration.