Latest update for commissioners includes focus on procurement
The latest edition of Commissioning Excellence includes a case study on referrals management from Brighton and Hove, analysis of the impact of practice boundary changes, sound advice from experts on how to manage procurement, and a progress report on the QIPP programme.
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NHS to get £28m cash boost to improve access to dentists
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Secretary of state for health Andrew Lansley has announced £28m in extra cash for dentistry in a major government drive to increase the number of people able to access an NHS dentist.
820,000 more people have already been given access to an NHS dentist since May 2010. The extra funding will bring the number of extra people now able to access an NHS dentist to 1 million. -
Pharmacy regulator consults on new standards for registered pharmacies
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The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has launched a consultation on major changes to the way in which registered pharmacies across Great Britain are regulated.
The GPhC is the independent regulator of more than 70,000 pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in England, Scotland and Wales.
Health professionals, patients and the public are being asked to give their views on new standards that all registered pharmacies across Great Britain will have to meet.
The draft standards set out what patients and the public should be able to expect from their local pharmacy. Pharmacy owners and superintendent pharmacists will have the responsibility of meeting the standards.
The consultation is open until 7 May 2012 and more information is available on the consultation website: www.registeredpharmacies.org.
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GP practice prescribing data October 2011
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NHS Information Centre has published GP practice prescribing data for October 2011. Covering all general practices in England, the data includes figures on the number of prescription items that are dispensed each month and information relating to costs.
Better joint working between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry
PCC has published recommendations for more effective joint working arrangements between the NHS and the pharma industry, including the creation of a national database of case studies and improvement of the joint working toolkit published by the DH and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.
Reference guide to primary care amendments
A comprehensive reference guide for contracting staff completing the audit and working on the stabilisation of primary care contracts during the transition to the NHS Commissioning Board. The document brings together in one place all the statutory instruments used to amend primary care medical, dental and eye care contracts since 2004.
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