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Primary care dental contracts – open surgeries
Managing dental contracts can raise complex issues, which are challenging to manage. To support commissioners to deal with these PCC runs open surgery sessions where our annual contract holders can ...
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Pharmacy closures in England
Healthwatch England sent a freedom of information request to all 42 integrated care boards in England to investigate the issue of pharmacy closures. This briefing provides a geographical breakdown of ...
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Digital badge scheme negatively viewed by advanced practitioners
The Advanced Practice Digital Badge was introduced in England in 2022. Its objective was to enable practitioners to evidence that they were practicing at an advanced level. The Queens Nursing ...
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Tackling health inequalities
Drawing on The King’s Fund’s five-year programme of work on health inequalities and tackling the worst health outcomes, which includes insights from stakeholders, partners, and people with lived ...
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Diabetes nursing guidance for people experiencing homelessness
New guidance has been published by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) for nurses and allied health professionals to improve the care of people with diabetes who are experiencing homelessness. People ...
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Decision support tools for people with chronic pain and depression
Making decisions about chronic pain. Aimed at people aged 16 years and over with chronic pain Making decisions about managing depression. Aimed at adults with mild/moderate depression The tools seek ...
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NIHR evidence collection to help primary care teams manage long-term conditions
A National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) evidence collection brings together research on whether stratified care can help primary care teams manage long-term conditions. Stratified ...
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People with type 1 diabetes to get artificial pancreas
Children and eligible adults living with type 1 diabetes across England are set to receive an artificial pancreas. These groundbreaking devices continually monitor the individual’s glucose levels and ...
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Strategy to improve patient safety in primary care
NHS England has published a strategy to improve patient safety across primary care. Using real examples and case studies, the strategy builds on the wider NHS Patient Safety Strategy and describes the ...
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PCN DES contract updates
NHS England has published an updated Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) specification 2024/25 and Part B guidance: non-clinical, which take effect from Tuesday 1 October 2024. The ...
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Enablers for improving outcomes and reducing inequalities in maternal and neonatal care
This long read shares learning from NHS Providers’ Health Inequalities, Race Equality and Improvement programmes around improving maternity and neonatal outcomes. See blocked member's posts Mention ...