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Privacy pitfalls in combatting coronavirus digitally: Lessons from South Korea

By Michael Prentice Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Digital Futures, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: April 3, 2020

As the UK embarks on rolling out new digital and mobile capacities in the fight against COVID-19, other countries may serve as bellwethers for potential issues. In this blog, Dr Michael Prentice, Research Fellow in Digital Trust and Security, discusses privacy issues that arose in South Korea’s technology-driven response to the COVID-19 outbreak and how […]

Understanding antibiotic resistance: A national antibiotic prescribing dashboard for policymakers

By Katie McCall Filed Under: All posts, Digital Futures, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: January 8, 2019

Antibiotic resistance has been a major concern of policymakers for decades, with wide-ranging impacts upon the world’s food production, sanitation, hospital treatment, and population health systems. Here, Katie McCall of Greater Manchester Connected Health City (GM CHC) discusses how their newly launched antibiotic prescribing dashboard can help healthcare stakeholders and policymakers to understand the extent […]

Performance related pay has no bearing on GPs’ job satisfaction

By Thomas Allen Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: December 8, 2016

In 2004 the Quality and Outcomes Framework was developed to combat GP’s dissatisfaction regarding pay and working conditions, a major component being performance related pay. Fast forward 10 years and shifts away from performance pay are now occurring. Thomas Allen, research fellow in Health Economics examines whether removing the measure will impact the working lives of GPs: The Quality […]

Safer prescribing of medicines – is it easier than we think?

By Jill Stocks Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 28, 2016

There is a high prevalence of potentially hazardous prescribing among some GP practices, a new research study published in the British Medical Journal has found. One of the authors, Dr Jill Stocks, explains the findings. Safe prescribing of medication is one of the most essential roles of GPs, yet our team’s research has found both […]

What can be gained from focusing on positives which emerge from the current GP gloom?

By Sharon Spooner Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 7, 2016

Morale in UK general practice has dropped to a low ebb and a shortage of doctors is blamed for an increasing proportion of practices seeking to avoid accepting new patients. Yet week after week around 40,000 NHS GPs continue to work. Researcher and part-time GP Sharon Spooner explores the nature and significance of what motivates […]

Crisis – what crisis? The reality of life in general practice in England

By Kath Checkland Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: October 21, 2015

GPs are dealing with increased stress and more are leaving practice. Yet there are signs for optimism, reports Professor Kath Checkland. GPs in the UK are fed up – this much is commonplace. Newspaper headlines and social media alike tell a tale of dissatisfaction, declining morale and intentions to quit. If these reports are to […]

Changing the ties that bind

By Julia Segar Filed Under: All posts, Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: February 9, 2015

Clinical Commissioning Groups were introduced by the 2012 Health and Social Care Act. The role of GPs within the NHS and their relationships with NHS managers are changing as a result, explains Julia Segar. The NHS is dealing with severe challenges at present, with A&E in crisis and bed blocking preventing the release of some […]

To save lives we must rethink our assumptions about good healthcare

By Stephanie Snow Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: August 7, 2014

A new report in the British Medical Journal on centralising acute stroke services in Greater Manchester and London reveals the revolution in stroke care and treatment over the last twenty years – and it contains vital lessons for patients and policymakers, explains Dr Stephanie Snow. Around 152,000 of us will suffer from stroke in the […]

Care.data project tarnished by liberties and assumptions

By Jonathan Hammond Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: February 21, 2014

The potential for Care.data to improve the health of the nation is hard to argue with, writes Jonathan Hammond. But he argues that a lack of patient control, security concerns and a lamentable communications strategy have tarnished the laudable aims of the whole scheme. Let’s start with some facts about Care.data. It is a programme […]

Privacy pitfalls in combatting coronavirus digitally: Lessons from South Korea

Performance related pay has no bearing on GPs’ job satisfaction

Safer prescribing of medicines – is it easier than we think?

What can be gained from focusing on positives which emerge from the current GP gloom?

Crisis – what crisis? The reality of life in general practice in England

To save lives we must rethink our assumptions about good healthcare

Care.data project tarnished by liberties and assumptions

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