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Tag Archives: Conflicts of Interests
Conflicts of Interest at NICE? (BBC News)
Summary Doctors and researchers have written to MPs on the Health Select Committee, expressing concern about potential conflicts of interest at National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) regarding medicines recommendations. This debate appears to have arisen, in particular, … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, NICE Guidelines, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BBC Health News, Commons Health Select Committee, Concerns Over Statins Use, Conflict of Interests, Conflicts of Interests, Health Select Committee, Health Select Committee (HSC), House of Commons Health Select Committee, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Statins
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Master Resource Hub for CCGs (NHS England)
Summary NHS England has a regularly updated online resource page, which provides commissioners in Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) with practical advice and support, evidence and tools. Full Text Link Reference Resources for CCGs. London [Online]: NHS England, [Ongoing Updates] 2013-2014. … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
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Screening to Identify People at Risk of Dementia (JRCPE)
Summary This article in the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh presents a balanced account of both sides of the argument with regards to whether screening for dementia might be beneficial, and concerning the recent controversy on … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Best Interest Decisions, Best Interests, Best Interests of Patients, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cognitive Decline, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Cochrane-Registered Prevention Reviews, Complex Best Interests Decision Making, Conflicts of Interests, Continuum of Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening Debate, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates, Diagnosis Rates (Regional UK), Diet, Difficult Conversations, Doctor-Patient Relationships, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Screening, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Ethics and Decision-Making, Exercise, General Practice, GPs, Improving Diagnosis, Incentive Payments, Incentives, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, JRCPE: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Medical Ethics, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Misdiagnosis, Modifiable Risk Factors, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), NAPC, National Association of Primary Care, National Association of Primary Care (NAPC), NHS Health Check, NHS Health Checks Programme, Norwich Medical School, Obesity, Over-Diagnosis, Perverse Incentives, Physical Activity, Physical Exercise, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Potential Harms of Diagnosis, Pre-Dementia (MCI), Preventable Dementia (Public Health England), Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Regular Exercise, Risk Factors, Screening, Screening for Dementia, Smoking, Target-Driven Priorities, Timely Diagnosis, University of East Anglia, Vascular Risk Factors, Vested Interests, Watling Medical Centre (UK), Western University: London Health Sciences Centre
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The Dementia Case-Finding Debate Continues (BBC News / BMJ)
Summary Fewer than half of the estimated 670,000 people with dementia typically receive a formal diagnosis, and the government has the well-intentioned aspiration to increase dementia diagnosis rates in England to two-thirds by 2015. A GP writing in the British … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BBC Health News, Best Interest Decisions, Best Interests, Best Interests of Patients, Binscombe Medical Centre: Godalming [Surrey], BMJ, Breaking Bad News, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Complex Best Interests Decision Making, Conflicts of Interests, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening Debate, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis Gap, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates, Diagnosis Rates (Regional UK), Difficult Conversations, Doctor-Patient Relationships, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Screening, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Ethics and Decision-Making, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, General Practice, GPs, Health and Social Care Integration, Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Improving Diagnosis, Incentive Payments, Incentives, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Medical Ethics, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Misdiagnosis, NHS Herefordshire CCG, Over-Diagnosis, Perverse Incentives, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Potential Harms of Diagnosis, Pre-Dementia (MCI), Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Quality Premium Payments, Screening, Screening for Dementia, Target Culture, Target-Driven Behaviour, Target-Driven Priorities, Timely Diagnosis
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Potential Conflicts of Interest Among CCGs / GP Commissioners (BBC News / BMJ)
Summary An investigation reported in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests that more than one-third of GPs on the boards of new NHS commissioning groups in England could have potential conflicts of interest. According to the BMJ, 426 (36%) of the 1,179 GPs it investigated in … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BMJ, British Medical Journal (BMJ), CCGs, CCGs with Notable Conflicts, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinically-Led Commissioning, Code of Conduct, Commissioning Dementia Care, Commissioning Excellence, Commissioning Task, Conflicts of Interests, GP-Led Commissioning, GPs, NHS Blackpool CCG, NHS Chiltern CCG, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Leicester City CCG, NHS Oldham CCG, NHS Southwark CCG, NHSCB, Openness, Practice Based Commissioning (PBC), Primary Care Commissioning (PCC), Scrutiny, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Value in Commissioning
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Respect and Compassion Central to New Standards for NHS Leaders (Department of Health)
Summary Department of Health standards, from the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, and drawn-up for the guidance of members of NHS boards and governing bodies in England, place a renewed emphasis on the importance of respect, compassion … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Business Practices, Care Standards, Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Bodies, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Compassion, Compassion and Care, Conflicts of Interests, Delivering Dignity, Dignity, Good Governance, Honesty, Honesty: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Integrity, Integrity: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Leadership, Leadership: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), NHS Boards, NHS Constitution, NHS Governing Bodies, Openness, Openness: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Patient Care, Personal Behaviour, Perverse Incentives, Perverse Incentives: No More Excuses, Professional Conduct, Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Professional Standards Authority: Formerly the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE), Professionalism, Professionalism: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Respect, Respect: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Responsibility, Responsibility: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Standards To Avoid Perverse Incentives, Technical Competence
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