Extra cash for PCNs to cut avoidable hospital admissions this winter
NHS England is giving extra funding to local GP groups to help prevent unnecessary hospital visits this winter.
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How this PCN has developed neighbourhood working
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ICBs planning to spend less on neighbourhood services following restructuring, NAO finds
ICBs anticipate cutting spending on local health and community services due to recent organisational changes, the NAO reports.
PCN commissions artist to create installation to raise cancer awareness
A local practice commissioned an artist to create an installation raising awareness about pancreatic cancer deaths.
Council footprint overhaul pause requires re-working of neighbourhood plans
The Essex ICB must revise its multi-neighbourhood plans because the government stopped local authority reorganisation plans.
PAs employed by ARRS drops to three-year low
Physician associates employed under the additional roles reimbursement scheme have reached a three-year low across England.
Government neighbourhood ambitions risk failing amid lack of GP investment, RCGP warns
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GPs back neighbourhood health reforms but are split over delivery
Most GPs support neighbourhood health reforms aiming to link GP, community, and social care, but disagree on how these services should be organised.
Neighbourhood transformation does not need to begin at scale, policy expert says
A policy expert suggests neighbourhood transformation should start locally before being expanded across wider areas.
‘This could be the worst of all worlds for PCNs’
Government plans for performance checks in primary care networks may negatively impact their operations.