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GP contracts and coordinated care

Don Redding
Wed, 20 November 2013
Don Redding

The new contract for England’s GPs from 2014 is a significant demonstration of two things: the increasing momentum towards joined up policy on out of hospital care, and the queasy tension it can raise for patient organisations.

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Care Plans, Care Planning or both?

Alf Collins
Mon, 28 October 2013
Alf Collins

Everywhere I go, people are talking about building the House of Care and putting in place collaborative care and support planning. It all looks so simple doesn’t it? Ask people to set a goal, tell them what local support is available to help them get there and you’ve got a basic care plan. Add in a few pieces of information (medical data and details of who to contact in case of emergency) and there it is - job done.

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Working with campaigners to ensure that local authorities do not lose sight of eye health

Tara Melton
Thu, 26 September 2013
Tara Melton

Tara Melton, Campaigns Officer at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), on their campaign to ensure that eye health is seen as a public priority.

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