Thursday, 7 January 2016
Northamptonshire finance chief says £7.5m government cut is ‘biggest battle’ county council has ever faced
Northamptonshire finance chief says £7.5m government cut is ‘biggest battle’ county council has ever faced The finance chief at Northamptonshire County Council says a £7.5 million cut in its government funding shows Westminster “just doesn't understand the pressures” the authority is under. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Should patients pay to see the GP?
Should patients pay to see the GP? Copayments could raise much needed funds for the health system, thinks David Jones, but Nancy Loader worries about increased overall cost and harms to patients BMJ editorial (open access).
See also:
- RCGP response to BMJ Editorial on charging patients for GP consultations Royal College of General Practitioners
Over 10,000 nursing vacancies in London
Over 10,000 nursing vacancies in London More than 10,000 vacancies for nursing posts in London were unfilled in 2015, new figures from the Royal College of Nursing show. BBC News
Obesity 'linked to cancer rise'
Obesity 'linked to cancer rise' Rising levels of obesity could be linked to an additional 670,000 cases of cancer in the next 20 years, a report by Cancer Research UK predicts. BBC News
See also:
See also:
- Being overweight or obese could cause around 700,000 new UK cancers by 2035 Cancer Research UK
- Obesity will fuel 700,000 cancer cases in 20 years costing NHS £7.5bn The Daily Mail
- Sugar reduction in fizzy drinks and fruit juice 'would stop 1.5m Britons becoming obese' The Daily Mail
- Obesity could lead to 700,000 more cancer cases in next 20 years The Guardian
Scheme to cut bed blocking saw 69% rise
Scheme to cut bed blocking saw 69% rise A new health scheme designed to reduce the rate of hospital bed blocking instead seen figures soar by 69%. BBC News
NHS reorganisation causing GP retention crisis, study suggests
NHS reorganisation causing GP retention crisis, study suggests Many doctors are leaving general practice early because of rising bureaucracy and reduced time for patient care
The reorganisation of the NHS and increased workload pressures are causing a crisis in the retention of GPs, a study suggests.
Many doctors are leaving general practice early because of rising bureaucracy and reduced time for patient care. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The reorganisation of the NHS and increased workload pressures are causing a crisis in the retention of GPs, a study suggests.
Many doctors are leaving general practice early because of rising bureaucracy and reduced time for patient care. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- Lost to the NHS: a mixed methods study of why GPs leave practice early in England (open access) British Journal of General Practice
- RCGP response to research linking bureaucracy in general practice to GPs leaving the profession Royal College of General Practitioners
- GPs forced out of profession by workload and NHS reorganisation, study shows GP Online
Will 2016 push the NHS over the edge of chaos?
Will 2016 push the NHS over the edge of chaos? The health service could tumble into a zone where organisations do not innovate, but instead disintegrate.
Complexity theorists point to the importance of system environment on organisational performance – at one end of the spectrum there is a stable and low change setting, at the other an unstable and high change setting. Since 2010 the NHS has been anything but stable, and the NHS community must be desperate for a spell of stability in 2016. Unfortunately, it is likely to get the opposite – turbulence bordering on chaos.
First, there is the ongoing financial turbulence. The pledges of protection for the NHS budget during the 2015 general election have swiftly unravelled. The widely promised extra £8bn would have been delayed by the Treasury but for the calculated intervention of NHS England boss, Simon Stevens, who managed to get some frontloaded concessions. Even so, the settlements anticipated between 2018 and 2020 are historically low and the £22bn of efficiency savings are still expected to materialise. On top of this, public health spending is being cut, social care continues to be financially crucified and calls for transformation funding to ease the process of change are going unheeded. Meanwhile, patients and service users continue to turn up in their droves and carers quietly buckle under the strain of unsupported care. Continue reading... The Guardian
Complexity theorists point to the importance of system environment on organisational performance – at one end of the spectrum there is a stable and low change setting, at the other an unstable and high change setting. Since 2010 the NHS has been anything but stable, and the NHS community must be desperate for a spell of stability in 2016. Unfortunately, it is likely to get the opposite – turbulence bordering on chaos.
First, there is the ongoing financial turbulence. The pledges of protection for the NHS budget during the 2015 general election have swiftly unravelled. The widely promised extra £8bn would have been delayed by the Treasury but for the calculated intervention of NHS England boss, Simon Stevens, who managed to get some frontloaded concessions. Even so, the settlements anticipated between 2018 and 2020 are historically low and the £22bn of efficiency savings are still expected to materialise. On top of this, public health spending is being cut, social care continues to be financially crucified and calls for transformation funding to ease the process of change are going unheeded. Meanwhile, patients and service users continue to turn up in their droves and carers quietly buckle under the strain of unsupported care. Continue reading... The Guardian
GP surgeries in UK reach 'breaking point' and close doors to new patients
GP surgeries in UK reach 'breaking point' and close doors to new patients Practices are struggling to cope with rising demands. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
See also:
- RCGP response to BBC analysis of GP patient lists Royal College of General Practitioners
- Hundreds of GP surgeries stop taking on new patients over fears staff shortages are risking practice safety The Daily Mail
- GPs surgeries in England close their lists OnMedica
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