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Jul 4th 2008Drug InformationPrimary Care
New qualitative research presented today (2nd July 2008) at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Occupational Medicine suggests that GPs have widely differing views about their role in filling in sickness certificates, find it difficult to assess fitness for work and are concerned about their lack of training in Occupational Health.
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“Texas physicians are deeply offended that Sens. John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison last night chose to protect insurance companies’ profits instead of protecting our patients’ health,” the president of America’s largest state medical society said. A 10.6-percent cut in physicians’ Medicare payments is scheduled to take effect July 1. A bill to forestall that cut fell one vote short on the floor of the Senate last night.
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Dr. Dennis Scanlon, associate professor of health policy and administration in Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development, has been awarded a three-year, $4 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to expand an evaluation of a RWJF national initiative, “Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q).” This grant is in addition to an original $3.4-million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2007 and expands the scope of the project.
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Jul 4th 2008Drug InformationPrimary Care
A new strategy published by the Department of Health will give patients and the public a stronger voice, enable them to make informed decisions and have greater choice and control in managing their health and healthcare.
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Jul 4th 2008Drug InformationPrimary Care
The NPA has told PCTs planning new GP-led health centers to consider the impact on community pharmacy before rolling out plans for changes to their primary care infrastructure.
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Jul 4th 2008Drug InformationPrimary Care
Responding to Our vision for Primary and Community Care, published by the Department of Health as part of the Next Stage Review of the NHS, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, Niall Dickson, said: ‘We welcome this strategy - patients place enormous value on the care they receive from family doctors and community staff but a step change in these services is needed - not least because the reforms to the rest of the health system rely crucially upon them.
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Jul 4th 2008Drug InformationPrimary Care
Responding to the Audit Scotland’s review of the new GP contract which was published, Dr Dean Marshall, chairman of the BMA’s Scottish General Practitioners Committee, welcomed the recognition that the contract would benefit patient care but warned that the ‘boom and bust’ approach to funding general practice was a mistake. Dr Marshall said: “The report is a timely reminder of the reasons why a new contract was required for general practice.
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The Minister for Health & Children, Ms Mary Harney, T.D., announced the commencement of certain provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 which will allow the new Medical Council to begin its work with effect from today. The Minister said:’The commencement of these provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 is the next step in implementing a modern, reformed system of regulation for the medical profession.
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Jul 4th 2008Drug InformationPrimary Care
The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA), the national association representing primary healthcare distributors, will co-sponsor the Import Safety Summit on July 9, 2008, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC. This first-of-its-kind Summit is designed to bring together a broad cross-section of industries and government officials to discuss current efforts and best practices to protect consumer health and safety.
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Jul 4th 2008Drug InformationPrimary Care
Asthma attacks, heart attacks, fainting, broken bones and car accident injuries are just some of the problems which have confronted doctors who have stepped in to help a member of the public outside while off-duty according to a survey of Medical Defence Union (MDU) members1.
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