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PBC 'has not improved services or saved money', report finds

20 Nov 08

Practice-Based Commissioning has not delivered better services for patients or generated financial savings for the NHS, according to a new report from a leading research body.

GPs to screen millions for pre-diabetes from 2009

19 Nov 08

GPs will be screening for pre-diabetes from next year after the Government flung open the remit of its vascular screening programme and ushered in a new era of mass disease prevention.

Flagship polyclinic plans scrapped

18 Nov 08
Pharmacists to overule GPs on branded prescriptions

20 Nov 08
Rise in RSV levels sparks HPA warning

19 Nov 08

Avoid antibiotics for patients with acute cough

20 Nov 08
Call for QOF admissions targets

19 Nov 08
GPs reveal widespread NHS smartcard sharing

19 Nov 08

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Education

Test yourself on lumps and bumps

19 Nov 08

Are these statements true or false? Click on the link below to find out the answers

Snapshot diagnosis - what's causing these painful mouth ulcers?

17 Nov 08

A relatively healthy nursing home resident has suddenly developed very painful ulcers on her lips, tongue and palate. Dr Mike Wyndham describes another puzzling case

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Clinical

Need to Know - palliative care

17 Nov 08

Palliative care consultant Dr Jason Ward answers GP Dr Mandy Fry's questions on syringe drivers, opioid patches and choosing an anti-emetic

Top tips on viral warts

19 Nov 08

Warts are a nuisance but patients want them gone – dermatology GPSI Dr Stephen Hayes outlines his management tips and pitfalls to avoid

Cardiac tests - transoesophageal echocardiography

18 Nov 08

Rationalising antibiotic use

18 Nov 08

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Copperfield

Bribery doesn't always work

19 Nov 08

Copperfield is feeling insulted rather than incentivised by PCT offers of tenners to slash referral rates

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Special report - The IT revolution

Can the NHS IT programme get over its bumpy start?

19 Nov 08

Our special report assesses the potential impact of and National Programme for IT on GPs and how it is being implemented in individual practices.

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Comment & Analysis

What will the QOF overhaul mean for GPs?

19 Nov 08

The QOF is to be rewritten, localised and its payment system overhauled - Pulse looks at the complex changes

Is scrapping the square root formula fair?

19 Nov 08

Dr Tim Scott says for far too long the formula has penalised practices in areas of high disease prevalence. But Dr Adam Pringle argues that although it is not ideal, scrapping it wholesale will make things worse

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MoneyWatch

You can make inheritance tax plans now

20 Nov 08

Inheritance tax was top of the political agenda earlier this year, but has waned in significance in the face of the global financial crisis. But with almost all GPs above the threshold, it can't be ignored, advises Justine Roberts of Pulse...

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Ask the Expert

Are staff on Whitley Council terms entitled to Agenda for Change?

18 Nov 08

We have long-term staff with 15-16 yrs service on contracts which state Whitley Council terms. As these have been superseded by Agenda for Change, they are now asking for the same. Do we have the option not to go for Agenda for Change?

What are the tax implications of being a salaried partner?

18 Nov 08

I have been offered a "Salaried Partnership". Does this mean that I have to become self employed or do I still take a salary and remain on the PAYE scheme in the normal way?

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Blogs

Department of Health takes on corner shops...next stop the breweries

14 Nov 08

Not a day goes by it seems without the latest drip feed of news on the Government’s plans to cure the nation of its unhealthy habits.

Bradshaw The Grinch cancels Christmas

12 Nov 08

Christmas has officially been cancelled by Ben Bradshaw, Pulse can reveal. Asked by the Tories in a parliamentary question what budget the Department of Heath had set aside for festive parties this year, the health minister replied there...

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