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NHS supports thousands more people back into work
Almost 70,000 people with mental health issues were given employment support last year as part of the NHS Talking Therapies Programme – up nearly two-thirds on the year before. New data also shows ...
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GP premises for commissioners – premises costs reimbursements
GP premises are essential to the delivery of NHS primary medical services and commissioners have the responsibility to make the necessary reimbursements for premises costs to GP contractors. This ...
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Mental health services: the NHS trust perspective
This briefing provides an outline of mental health services in the NHS, the current levels of demand that NHS trusts are facing, and what trusts need in order to deliver a more proactive and ...
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Surrogate endpoints in cost-effectiveness analysis
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a report which offers guidance on best practice for using surrogate endpoints in health economic models to guide health technology ...
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Primary care eye care contracts – managing disputes
NHS eye care is an important primary care service and commissioners need to manage contractual arrangements appropriately. At times there will be disputes between the commissioner and the contractor ...
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From emergency care to prevention
Reflecting on a shift with the London Ambulance Service, Sarah Woolnough, chief executive of The King’s Fund, suggests that a preventive focus could avoid much of the pressure faced by the front line, ...
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Reviewing locally commissioned services
Many services are locally commissioned from primary care, both from individual practices, primary care networks and in some cases federations. Commissioners need to ensure that the spend is ...
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Is the plan for 18-week NHS waiting times realistic?
The government’s elective care reform plan pledges to meet the NHS standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks for treatment by the end of the parliament. This compares with ...
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Additional vaccinations to eligible individuals where clinically indicated
Practices and commissioners are reminded that practices are eligible for an Item of Service (IoS) fee for additional vaccines administered to eligible individuals where clinically indicated for ...
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Primary care pharmaceutical, optometric and dental services – an introduction
Integrated care board teams have responsibility for commissioning primary care pharmaceutical, optometric and dental services. Their teams need to be familiar with all the primary care contractor ...
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NHS digital weight management programme
The NHS digital weight management programme is available via self-referral for NHS staff. Over 32,000 NHS colleagues have utilised the offer. The programme takes 12 weeks to complete. Participants can ...
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Groundbreaking hearing aids
People with hearing loss will have access to new hearing aid devices. Guidance has been published, giving businesses around the world the green light to sell certain pioneering hearing aids in the UK.