Leicester referrals system shows collaboration at work
When NHS Leicester Health Informatics Service (LHIS) was approached by local GPs to develop a referral management system, the idea was enthusiastically backed by the area’s three CCGs, who provided the...
View ArticleWhy you shouldn’t take ‘light touch’ procurement too lightly
Health commissioners should not be lulled into a false sense of security around procurement by the title ‘light touch regime’.That was the key message from Hempsons partner Deborah Ramshaw when she...
View ArticleCommissioners urged not to take ‘light touch’ procurement regime lightly
Health commissioners should not be lulled into a false sense of security around procurement by the title ‘light touch regime’.That was the key message from Hempsons partner Deborah Ramshaw when she...
View ArticleIn at the deep end but keeping her head above water
By working in three west London practices across five days, clinical pharmacist Shelina Shah rather jumped in the deep end when NHS England launched its pilot programme in early 2016.Armed with 27...
View ArticleSunderland focuses on team work and the long term
Sunderland’s approach to the piloting of clinical pharmacy in practice puts the emphasis on teamwork, mutual support and looking to the long term.Megan Blythe, senior clinical pharmacist with...
View ArticleStaffs GP federation counts the benefits
In November 2015, North Staffordshire GP Federation was successful in its bid to take part in the pilot programme for clinical pharmacists in general practice. Lucy Minshull, who provides management...
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Positive signs for future in Gloucestershire
As he marks his first anniversary as full-time clinical pharmacist at the Churchdown Surgery in Gloucestershire, Ziad Suleiman is confident that the role has a big future.Suleiman was recruited as part...
View ArticleMaking the best of the grey areas
Helen Kilminster was no stranger to general practice when she took up her role with the Whiteacres Medical Centre in Malvern, south Worcestershire.Before the pilot programme started, she had worked in...
View ArticleMaking an impact on Abbottswood
Adapting its skill-mix was very much on the radar of the Abbottswood Medical Centre in Pershore, Worcestershire 18 months ago.The practice saw it as a route to improve access and relieve pressure on...
View ArticleA convincing case for change in Wiltshire
Shadia Jenner’s role has expanded rapidly in her two years as clinical pharmacist at the Barcroft surgery in Wiltshire.Having started working with the practice on a temporary contract in May 2015,...
View ArticleIntegrated mental health care rises from Bradford crisis
Police anger at having to keep a man with mental health problems in cells for 53 hours in 2013 sparked a transformation in services in Bradford. The area’s three clinical commissioning groups, the...
View ArticleCCG assessment framework a work in progress
The new assessment and improvement framework for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will be judged on whether it promotes targeted support to local commissioners, according to a senior NHS England...
View ArticleSalford trust enlists swan to give people a better death
Few Roman emperors died peacefully in their beds. However, even in the Roman Empire there was recognition that how we and our loved ones die matters. A nurse-led bereavement service developed in...
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Shared decision-making benefits patients and budgets
Shared decision-making is not a “fluffy patient experience add-on” but can save both lives and money, according to personalised care expert and GP Steve Laitner. A former Right Care programme lead,...
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Halton gives integration some wellie
Halton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and its partners have put considerable flesh on the bones of their integration and health and wellbeing ambitions. The CCG’s partnership with local...
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Acute trust gets hands-on in social care
Delayed transfers in Oxfordshire have fallen significantly since the acute trust began directly employing social care staff. Oxfordshire University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT) boosted its...
View ArticlePrimary care takes the lead in improving dementia care
The Golden Ticket is a new approach to the management of dementia in primary care, piloted by the Buxted Medical Centre in East Sussex. By working with a range of partner agencies to provide a...
View ArticleBuurtzorg and Tower Hamlets integrated provider partnership
When Phillip Bennett-Richards went on a study trip to view the Buurtzorg care model, his learning began before he’d even left England. “I don’t know if any of you have looked for Buurtzorg on the map...
View ArticleJönköping: The Esther Network
Delegates at a conference on international care models heard a lot about Esther. By the time a session on this Swedish woman rolled around, some declared themselves surprised to discover she did not...
View ArticleRibera Salud: integrated care in Alzira
If it’s a sin to covet thy colleagues’ healthcare IT system, many of those who attended a conference on international care models need to seek forgiveness.A team from Ribera Salud – a healthcare...
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