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BMA leader calls on English ministers to abandon healthcare market
The leader of the British Medical Association (BMA) has called on ministers in Whitehall to follow Scotland’s lead and get rid of the market...
Local GPs win first prize for polyclinic contract:
As those opposed to Lord Darzi’s polyclinic-vision for primary care prepare to mourn the death of GP continuity of care, whilst simultaneously bemoaning the...
No mention of polyclinics in new primary care strategy
Better integrated primary and community care services will not necessarily involve the creation of large-scale ‘super-surgeries’ or polyclinics, the government indicated last month.Setting out...
‘Highest Quality Care For All’ – Lord Darzi’s report
Health minister Lord Darzi today unveiled ambitious plans to raise the quality of healthcare for patients across the NHS, with the publication of ‘High...
New PICU opens at Raphael’s Farndon unit
Raphael Healthcare has extended its flagship facility in Newark with an eight-bed psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU).The company made the decision to add the...
Private funding will not solve rising healthcare costs
Public funding remains the most efficient and equitable way of paying for the NHS and meeting future cost, but private spending needs to be...
Patient choice figures remain low
Public awareness of patient choice remained stubbornly low in the run up to its launch in April, new figures from the Department of Health...
OFT clears Spire’s acquisition of Classic
Spire Healthcare’s acquisition of the Classic hospital group has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).Spire said it was now proceeding with...
GPs already offering extended hours
New figures published by the Department of Health (DH) reveal the government is already making progress with its bid to extend GP opening hours.New...
BMA declares war on GP reforms.
Doctors’ leaders have today launched their fiercest attack yet on government plans to bring private providers into the primary care market after receiving overwhelming...
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