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GP leaders call for extra £2.5bn a year to bolster primary care

Does general practice need extra funds to strengthen primary care service   General practice needs a cash injection of £25bn a year by...

MPs to ask drug companies to stockpile medication

But will government help cover the costs   Drug companies are due to be asked to stockpile up to six weeks of medications as part of a plan...

NHS Improvement to scrap regulation department

Will regional directors make a difference to healthcare   As part of a new focus on supporting and improving trusts, NHS improvement will...

Hospital deaths from sepsis jump by more than a third

Will the number of deaths from sepsis continue to rise   According to data collected by Professor Sir Brian Jarman, director of the Dr...

Scottish NHS continues to miss key targets

Are efforts to transform care in Scotland working   The NHS in Scotland is continuing to perform poorly on A&E waiting times and delayed...

NHS to continue to make savings by using biosimilars

Will use of biosimilars be a good thing   The NHS saved £324m in the past financial year by switching from using 10 'expensive' medicines...

Pharma stockpiling drugs to counter Brexit disruption

What measures is pharma using to protect drug supply from no-deal Brexit   Pharma giants Sanofi and Novartis are stockpiling medicines to...

Super-partnership Modality expands to cover 380,000 patients

Where are the Midlands practices scheduled to join Modality   GP super-partnership Modality is about to achieve a coverage of 380,000...

Royal Wolverhampton Trust plans further expansion of GP practice chain

Is there any evidence that vertical integration can bring benefits   The Royal Wolverhampton Trust is planning to take over eight more GP...

North Yorks CCGs and mental health trust form joint board

What is the purpose of North Yorkshire's new joint board for mental health care   Three north Yorkshire clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)...

Proposals to boost role of community pharmacists in Scotland

Would Scottish Conservatives' pharmacy plan improve patient care   The Scottish Conservatives, the largest opposition party in the Scottish...

Public back campaign to save community pharmacy in Northern Ireland

Is community pharmacy in Northern Ireland in peril   More than 120,000 people in Northern Ireland have signed a petition to save community...

No-deal Brexit fears prompt government plans to stockpile drugs

What is the government doing to prepare for a no-deal Brexit   Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has told MPs the government has...

Devon CCGs consider merger as part of integrated care plan

Why are Devon's two struggling CCGs working on a merger   Two financially troubled Devon clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are...