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	Two-thirds of patients unconcerned over which doctor they see Tuesday 8th July 2008 Most patients do not have a preference over which doctor they see, with convenient appointment times rating more highly than the ability to choose a specific GP
Call for NHS to be run "more like supermarkets, not less" Tuesday 8th July 2008 A liberal think tank has condemned comments by the BMA's chairman that private firms being allowed to run aspects of the NHS means the service is being run like a "shoddy supermarket war"	NPSA issues warning on pain killers Tuesday 8th July 2008 The National Patient Safety Agency is issuing a Rapid Response Report to healthcare practitioners following concerns over incorrect and unsafe dosing of opioids
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Devolution has created four different health services in the UK, says... Tuesday 8th July 2008 MiP Risk Management Survey launched Monday 7th July 2008 BMA Chairman calls for end to market-driven NHS Monday 7th July 2008 Polyclinics will not force surgeries to close, Darzi insists Monday 7th July 2008

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PERSONAL PRACTICE

Our undercover manager considers the implications of the final Darzi review ...

PATIENT SERVICES

New DH primary care strategy will lead to funding shake up

Darzi proposals must be locally led to be effective, say commentators

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FINANCE

Committee sounds warning over general practice funding

Small GP practices face closure, say property experts

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PbC/QOF

National practice accreditation scheme to be rolled out by 2010

Royal College of General Practitioners is developing GP practice accreditation scheme to be rolled out in the next two years

Gentlemen's agreements by GPs "restrict choice", claims minister

Ben Bradshaw claims GP lump sum payment has "dampened the incentive" to attract new patients

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LATEST ISSUE: Management In Practice Number 13 Summer 2008

This issue contains a report on the results of our survey on extended opening hours, as well as articles on: how to make your surgery more eco-friendly; critical CPD competencies considered; how best to deal with troublesome partners; and will PBC + pharmacy = closer cooperation?

MOST COMMENTED

Patients to assess and choose their GP practice in future

Practice managers told they "must champion quality"

Darzi accuses GPs of breaching ethics over polyclinics

Demand for longer surgery opening hours unjustified, say GP managers

GPs vote to fight dispensing changes "with utmost vigour"

Bitter row over polyclinics

PRIMARY CARE DEVELOPMENT

Labour accused of theft over NHS reform package

Shadow Commons Leader Theresa May claims Lord Darzi's NHS vision borrows ideas introduced by the conservatives

UK ministers reaffirm commitment to NHS principles

Health ministers from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland issue Statement of Common Principles

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LEGISLATION

GPs feel “ill-equipped” to provide sickness certificates

GPs find it difficult to assess fitness for work, finds survey, amid calls for further training in occupational health

Nurse cautioned over derogatory notes

A 58-year-old nurse has admitted to writing a note about a patient’s character and attitude

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