PMS - Joint NAPC & DoH Statement

 


“PCTs will be working with practices and LMCs to discuss and agree contracts for next year. In doing so, they will be looking to secure similar changes to those outlined in GMS. This means an approach based on:

Delivering improved efficiency - through freezing current contract prices, making continuous improvements in quality delivery secured through the national QOF, as well as new arrangements for dispensing doctors. We look to PCTs and practices to work together to introduce these changes in local contracts. Together these measures will secure real improvements for patients as practices continue to respond innovatively to deliver better care to their patients.

Continued investment in practices through Directed Enhanced Services that increase patient access & choice, drive greater utilisations and uptake of information & IT systems and incentivise the roll out of Practice Based Commissioning.

The final balance between actual levels of efficiency and new investment will vary between practices depending on local contract discussions, particularly where practices concerned are dispensing practices.

PCTs are reminded that existing contractual provision is based on an agreement jointly entered into, and that changes to those arrangements may only be achieved through proper consultation and negotiation with practices.  . That means where additional efficiencies over and above that currently expected can only be achieved with the agreement of the practices concerned.

The Government and NAPC remain committed to the benefits that can jointly be achieved for patients, practices and the NHS from high quality, appropriate local contracting that allows innovation in service delivery.  However, securing value for money, as well as high quality care and a greater range of services delivered in a local setting remains a pre-requisite to achieving a sustainable partnership between contractors and commissioners.

**ENDS**

Contact details for NAPC Executive Members are as follows:

Dr James Kingsland:  07887 894 124

Dr Peter Smith:  07879 696 960

Dr Johnny Marshall: 07802 946 196

Dr Howard Freeman: 0207 636 7228

 
 

Clinical Leaders Network Self Assessment Tool

The Clinical Leaders Network released the following in their bulletin this week:
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Patient Choice

 

NHS Choices, (www.nhs.uk) is planning to radically improve the quality of primary care data available to the public on the website and is seeking feedback on its plans to provide GP practices with the ability to edit their own entries by October (practice based editing, PBE) in October. 

The Information Centre has made strenuous efforts to improve the level of accuracy of existing primary care data and there has been a huge improvement over that previously hosted on the nhs.uk site. However, recent research has highlighted the need for further progress; GP practice telephone details were 94% accurate whilst addresses and postcodes registered between 90% and 92% accuracy levels. Supplementary information on opening hours, named staff, and services/clinics provided was found to be of much lower quality (46%, 57% and 61% respectively).

Currently GP practices have to go via PCT webmasters to change information on their profiles. In October, NHS Choices is proposing to offer practices direct access to their profiles with the ability to amend/add information. However, this will not be mandatory and to take advantage of the new facility practices will need to accept a forthcoming invitation to register with NHS Choices. Once registered, a practice will receive a login and password that will enable staff to update information.

PCTs will retain visibility of practice data and where a practice opts for PBE, all data updates will be sent automatically to PCT webmasters.


The Choices team want to work closely with PCTs and practices, to improve data accuracy and would welcome feedback on the proposals for BPE. Please communicate comments, ideas and questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 

 

 

 
 
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