GPC chairman Dr Laurence Buckman said: ‘We know through LMCs that some PCTs that seemed reluctant to have conversations are now less reluctant.’
He said the GPC was pleased that PCTs were now beginning to ‘follow the spirit of our agreement with NHS Employers about helping practices with prevalence losses’.
Dr Buckman said the PCTs were responding to ‘all sorts of pressure being brought to Read more »
Researchers questioned 260 people who used the five most popular online support groups.
Nearly half of respondents (49.5%) said their quality of life had improved since joining the site. In addition, 41% said their disease severity had decreased since joining the site.
The researchers suggest that health professionals could use the infrastructure of online support groups to deliver personalised and integrated Read more »
The specialist-heavy physician organization says all the right things regarding the proposed primary care medical home, but will their support withstand “budget-neutral” payment reforms?
An emergency physician comments that “current compensation mechanisms for health insurance in federal plans . . . doesn’t place any significant value at the physician spending time at the bedside,” and a urologist proclaims “the concept of the medical home Read more »
Speaking at the Nurse Practitioner Association conference in Liverpool last week, Dr Peter Carter, the RCN’s chief executive and general secretary, touched on the abuse and death of the 17-month-old boy known for legal reasons as Baby P in Haringey, London.
Dr Carter said: ‘I don’t in any way want to excuse poor practice but it brings into sharp relief and focus that these are difficult jobs and we are not working Read more »
