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Article

Let the mavericks lead primary care service design

Rachael Addicott considers how forward thinking GPs can be more engaged in leading the radical service redesign that is required in primary care.
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By Rachael Smithson - 22 April 2014
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Commissioning and funding general practice: Making the case for family care networks

Our report argues for a new approach that brings together funding for general practice with funding for many other services. This would entail new forms of commissioning, with GPs innovating in how care is delivered.
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By Rachael Smithson et al - 19 February 2014
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GP contracts should enable providing or buying all but the most specialist services

The pressure of a growing and ageing population is made all the more pressing by the financial challenges that the entire health system faces and are keenly felt within general practice.
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By Rachael Smithson - 19 February 2014
Article

We have a radical plan for primary care

The King’s Fund proposes a radically new approach to commissioning and funding general practice to tackle the pressure of rising demands when resources are declining.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 19 February 2014
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The quality of care in general practice: Capturing opinions from the front line

This paper offers a snapshot of health professionals' views and raises key issues for further debate, as part of our work on the quality of general practice in England.
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By Nick Goodwin et al - 3 November 2010
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Impact of the health White Paper: what do doctors think?

The King's Fund and Doctors.net.uk have commissioned a survey to find out how doctors feel about the plans set out in the coalition government's health White Paper.
25 October 2010
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Referral management: Lessons for success

Our report provides practical advice to those seeking to influence GP referrals. It draws on the current literature and new qualitative and quantitative research.
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By Candace Imison et al - 12 August 2010
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Giving GPs budgets for commissioning: What needs to be done?

Giving GPs budgets for commissioning: What needs to be done is a joint publication from Nuffield Trust, The King's Fund, NHS Confederation, NHS Alliance, National Association of Primary Care, and Royal College of General Practitioners.
By Dr Judith Smith et al - 23 June 2010
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The experience of implementing choice at point of referral: a comparison of the Netherlands and England

This paper compares the implementation of electronic referral systems in England ('Choose and Book') and in a region of the Netherlands ('ZorgDomein').
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By Anna Dixon et al - 24 May 2010
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Briefing: General practice in England: An overview

This briefing sets out how general practice is organised, contracted and financed; analyses the impact of recent government policy; and looks at future trends.
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By Sarah Gregory - 25 September 2009
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PBC two years on: Moving forward and making a difference?

This report examines the state of practice-based commissioning two years after a 2007 survey by The King's Fund and NHS Alliance found primary care trusts were struggling with implementation.
By Julie Wood et al - 1 July 2009
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