Shaping the future of medicines and pharmacy
NHS England ’s associate chief clinical information officer (Medicines), Ann Slee, looks at how digital technology will help deliver the NHS Long Term Plan Related items fromOnMedica Review highlights digital training needs for NHS staff NHS cancer and mental health services first to get digital makeover New digital technology code 'will protect patients' Greater use of technology in NHS requires culture change New standards to clarify digital health technology needs in NHS (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - May 5, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication
Dr James Cusack, director of science at Autistica, discusses the challenges in tackling over-medication of autistic people and people with a learning disability Related items fromOnMedica Anti-anxiety treatment hopes for autism BMA calls for ‘national standard for autism care’ Better clinical training needed to prevent learning disability deaths Fears over learning disability care (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - April 28, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Prostate cancer in Scotland: an evolutionary journey
Clinical nurse specialist Karen Walker explores the evolutionary journey of prostate cancer within hospitals and how the development of new technologies and treatments has contributed to improvements in outcomes Related items fromOnMedica Immune system boosters fight prostate cancer One-off PSA test doesn ’t save lives, finds largest study of its kind Radiotherapy offers hopes in advanced prostate cancer Prostate cancer diagnosis (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - April 21, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Is there a role for lay members in ICSs and ICPs
With the introduction of integrated care systems and integrated care partnerships, Susanne Hasselmann, outgoing chair of NHSCC ’s lay member network, looks at the value lay members bring to the NHS Related items fromOnMedica ICPs will give local areas power to integrate services The NHS Long Term Plan: Focusing on prevention to save thousands of lives ICSs show real potential for sustainable improvements after first year MPs say CCG performance will have to improve Respiratory disease: a suitable case for integrated care? (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - April 15, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Improving the health and wellbeing of 1.5m NHS employees
Anya Gopfert is a junior doctor and also a clinical fellow at the Health Foundation, where she focuses on the role of the NHS in prevention and improving health. The Health Foundation spoke to her about how the NHS can develop its role as a healthy employer. Related items fromOnMedica Easy access to healthy foods ‘nudges’ clinicians to better diets Senior level ‘Wellbeing Guardian’ for every NHS workplace Include NHS workplace culture in formal performance targets, says report NHS staff productivity outstrips rest of economy Can medicine be cured? (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - April 8, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Joined-up care in action
The work of Pathway shows how services can be brought together to help homeless people with complex needs Related items fromOnMedica 21.5-year ‘good health’ gap for women across UK Deprivation cuts 10 years off healthy life in England Supported housing funding reforms set to hit mentally ill hardest Social housing 'makes mental health worse' Threefold rise in homeless people visiting A&E (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - April 1, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The star fish and the link worker
Colette Brown, a co-ordinator of social prescribing link workers in Bristol, talks about how they help people deal with the circumstances of their lives and not just with their medical symptoms Related items fromOnMedica GPs urged to prescribe ‘social activities’ to combat loneliness Public health improving in the face of budget cuts Urging GPs towards prevention and self-care More funds for social prescribing schemes Social prescribing workers to ease GP pressure (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - March 25, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Artificial intelligence: who ’s liable?
Advancements in medical technology can bring huge benefits for patients and clinicians alike – but new approaches can also mean new risks. Dr Helen Hartley, Head of Underwriting Policy at Medical Protection, looks at where the liability lies for artificial intelligence Related items fromOnMedica AI demo claims technology is as good as real GPs in diagnosis The rise of robotics and AI in surgery Guidance needed to evaluate AI used to support patient care AI developments in medical imaging will 'save lives and time' Artificial intelligence and the indispensable human in diagnostics (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - March 17, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
A day in the life of a GP in 2022
Simon Bradley, GP, shares what his day will look like in the not-so-distant future Related items fromOnMedica Drop in GPs and community health staff threatens Long Term Plan Disrupting traditional general practice General practice and the multiple conditions challenge GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years' Experts in our patients (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - March 10, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Helping GPs to help people live the life they want through a more personalised care approach
Professor Helen Jayne Stokes-Lampard, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, reflects on the recent commitment to make personalised care ‘business as usual’ for 2.5 million people by 2024 Related items fromOnMedica ICPs will give local areas power to integrate services Drop in GPs and community health staff threatens Long Term Plan Social prescribing workers to ease GP pressure The NHS Long Term Plan: Focusing on prevention to save thousands of lives Can medicine be cured? (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - March 3, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The new GP contract: transforming primary care, transforming CVD prevention
NHS England ’s National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and the Chief Executive of the British Heart Foundation share their thoughts on the new GP contract and the positive impact that the changes could have on the outcomes and quality of life for people across the country Related items fromOnMedica Invest in GP services to improve heart failure survival Statins cut risk of strokes/heart attacks irrespective of patient ’s age Ending the postcode lottery of stroke care Hypertension: what ’s new and how might this impact practice? Know your heart health risk stats as well as your PIN number, pub...
Source: OnMedica Views - February 25, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The Partnership Review: LLPs - Panacea or Placebo?
With the recent release of Dr Nigel Watson's 'GP Partnership Review', VWV examines the key points raised in the report and the overall evolution of the partnership model, more importantly Limited Liability Partnerships Related items fromOnMedica Drop in GPs and community health staff threatens Long Term Plan GP partnership model review head announced Supertanker partnerships ‘Make GP partnerships more attractive than locum work’ Partnership best model for delivering what GPs and patients want (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 19, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Safeguarding: what lies ahead for 2019
Hilary Garratt, director of nursing for NHS England and deputy chief nursing officer for England, examines the achievements of 2018 and highlights what we can expect in 2019 Related items fromOnMedica Extra annual £3.2bn needed to reverse impact of cuts to public health grant Mental health law reform will give patients more rights Long-term plan 'must put primary care at heart of mental healthcare' Bill attempts to safeguard UK citizens ’ access to healthcare in the EU (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 18, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
More than just a job
Dr Rick Fraser, chief medical officer at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, describes the far-reaching benefits of what is not just a job Related items fromOnMedica Report unveils major shake up of women's mental health care Mental health nurses set to become first responders Long-term plan 'must put primary care at heart of mental healthcare' Poor provision on mental health is failing young people Mental health: vital next steps on the path to parity (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 11, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Ending the postcode lottery of stroke care
The chief executive of the Stroke Association looks at how integrated care systems provide a golden opportunity to improve stroke care and services both locally and nationally and make NHS Long Term Plan aspirations a reality Related items fromOnMedica Workforce toughest issue NHS faces over long-term, say employers NHS Long-Term Plan will tackle major killer conditions Stroke deaths falling in Europe, overall Having a stroke doubles dementia risk Thrombectomy to be offered up to 24h after onset of stroke (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - February 5, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
