Inspiring business solutions for practice managers http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/ Health service managers have called on the government to be more honest about the financial challenges facing the NHS Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:32:19 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1402/managers-call-for-government-honesty-on-cuts-/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1402/managers-call-for-government-honesty-on-cuts-/ The Medical Protection Society has produced a free manual in response to anxious practice managers worried about how they will meet CQC regulations Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:13:17 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1401/free-cqc-guide-for-practice-managers/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1401/free-cqc-guide-for-practice-managers/ The BMA has written a letter of appeal today to peers in a final attempt to stop the Health Bill from being passed by the House of Lords Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:36:26 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1400/health-bill-must-be-%93withdrawn-or-substantially-amended%94/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1400/health-bill-must-be-%93withdrawn-or-substantially-amended%94/ Practice boundaries must be widened to give patients more choice but still retain geographical responsibility the NHS Future Forum chair has recommended Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:10:35 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1399/gps-%91should-be-flexible-with-practice-boundaries%92-/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1399/gps-%91should-be-flexible-with-practice-boundaries%92-/ Personal health budgets to be rolled out by the Department of Health from October of next year Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1398/patients-have-greater-say-over-their-care/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1398/patients-have-greater-say-over-their-care/ Longterm illnesses like diabetes obesity and cancer are costing the British economy billions of pounds a year in lost work a study has revealed Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:12:34 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1397/chronic-conditions-cost-the-uk-economy-over-%A320bn-a-year--/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1397/chronic-conditions-cost-the-uk-economy-over-%A320bn-a-year--/ The amount of children immunised against MMR by their second birthday approaches the highest percentage since the mid90s an NHS reveals Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:56:55 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1396/number-of-children-immunised-against-mmr-continues-to-rise/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1396/number-of-children-immunised-against-mmr-continues-to-rise/ The GPC has called for a reconsideration of how patient opinions are to be included in GP assessment following a controversial study conducted by the University of Leicester Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:57:07 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1395/patients-dissatisfied-with-nearly-one-in-10-gps-/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1395/patients-dissatisfied-with-nearly-one-in-10-gps-/ Government axe a computer system which cost nearly 12bn to set up with ministers stating that it could not effectively perform the tasks expected of it Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:38:43 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1394/%A312bn-wasted-on-scrapped-nhs-computer-system-/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1394/%A312bn-wasted-on-scrapped-nhs-computer-system-/ More than a quarter of patients in the UK wait more than a week to see their GP a study suggests Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:28:20 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1393/quarter-of-patients-wait-more-than-a-week-to-see-gp-/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1393/quarter-of-patients-wait-more-than-a-week-to-see-gp-/ Companies and private businesses will run 10 of GP practices by 2014 GP leaders believe Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:21:58 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1392/private-firms-to-run-10%25-of-gp-practices-by-2014/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1392/private-firms-to-run-10%25-of-gp-practices-by-2014/ MSD launches a new programme to help CCGs speed up their planning process amid rapid changes to the NHS and meeting the needs of local patients Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:09:55 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1391/programme-released-to-aid-ccgs%92-planning-process/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1391/programme-released-to-aid-ccgs%92-planning-process/ Practices rate working together and developing relationships with other hospital doctors and clinicians among their top priorities in the runup to commissioning a study by the PPC has revealed Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:40:49 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1390/practice-managers-ready-to-take-a-lead-role-in-ccgs/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1390/practice-managers-ready-to-take-a-lead-role-in-ccgs/ The DH says there is such a thing as too small when it comes to clinical commissioning groups which need to be financially robust enough to handle certain fixed costs within their commissioning budgets Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:56:36 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1389/ccgs%3A-size-really-does-matter/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1389/ccgs%3A-size-really-does-matter/ Only 89 patients from a potential total of at least 30000 have agreed to take part in pilots of the DH 247 online access Communicator system compromising confidence in the DH scheme Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:02:25 +0100 http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1388/patients-ignore-%91email-your-gp%92-pilot-/ Practice Business Product News http://www.practicebusiness.co.uk/productnews/1388/patients-ignore-%91email-your-gp%92-pilot-/