Large-scale general practice in England

"In this paper authors present the findings of a review of the literature which contributes to the Nuffield Trust’s stream of work on large-scale general practice, including the recently published findings of a 15-month mixed methods research study, Is Bigger Better? Lessons for Large-Scale General Practice. The report, published in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, aims to answer the following questions:

1. Which organisational form(s) have large-scale collaborations of GP practices adopted in England
2. What are they expected to deliver?
3. What evidence is available on their impact in England?
4. What can we learn from initiatives with similarities?"

Large-scale general practice in England: What can we learn from the literature?
L Pettigrew, N Mays, S Kumpunen, R Rosen
Nuffield Trust
September 2016

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E-learning: Introduction to commissioning for providers

"Introduction to commissioning for providers charts the changes to the commissioning process, introduces the building blocks of commissioning and explains how they can be used to provide better services."

This cost provides 1 hour CPD and costs £25 for 6 months access.

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Qualitative assessment of visitor and migrant use of the NHS in England

"These 2 reports, commissioned by the Department of Health, provide evidence of the impact overseas visitors and migrants are having in GP practices and NHS hospitals."

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Care.data: guide for GP practices

"Care.data will make increased use of information from medical records with the intention of improving healthcare, for example by ensuring that timely and accurate data are made available to NHS commissioners and providers so that they can better design integrated services for patients."

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Person-based resource allocation

This research summary describes what lies behind the Department of Health's new approach to setting target allocations for hospital care to commissioning general practices.

Person-based resource allocation: new approaches to estimating commissioning budgets for GP practices
M Bardsley, J Dixon
December 2011

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