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[EQ] Access Transformed: Building a Primary Care Workforce for the 21st Century (HEALTH EQUITY)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:41:00 GMT

School dental screening is axed (Leah Fraser)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:14:36 GMT

Wirral’s Primary Care Trust has axed the child dental screening programme in the borough’s non-special schools. The dental screening programme was a valuable way for the NHS to pick up on any child dental problems early on. It’s a service that pre-dates the NHS - it was introduced in 1918 and survived until last year. The [...]

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Huge Rise in GP Referrals [Christell (PMI Specialist) Stanley] (Ecademy: user blogs)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:05:07 GMT

According to health service journals referrals by GP's rised in spring 08, putting more pressure on strained trusts struggling to meet the 18-week referral to treatment target. Primary Care Trusts (pct's) saw a rise in referrals to secondary care between 20% - 40% on last year this time. Primary Care : GP's, Optician's and Dentists Secondary Care: Hospitals,...

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Type 2 diabetes, hospital medicine and primary care (Notes from Dr. RW)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:17:00 GMT

A post and comment thread over at Musings of a Dinosaur provides much food for thought on these subjects. Briefly, one of Dino’s patients with DM-2 and CAD was admitted to the hospital with chest pain. Here’s Dino’s account: Very nice 60-something patient with coronary disease, hypertension, hyperLDL, gout(the usual) and relatively mild diabetes. A1c's over the last two years ranged from 7.3 to 7.8%;...

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Transitioning from a Specialty-Dominated to a Primary-Driven Health System (medinnovationblog)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:24:00 GMT

In an ideal world, how would America transition from the present specialist dominated to a primary-driven system? Logic of a Primary-Driven System Among primary care advocates, the logic goes like this. Medicine is a science. Science relies on data. Data indicates funneling all patients though a primary care network with doctors armed with EMRs containing best...

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Dental Problems in Wirral Continue! (Moreton and Saughall Massie Matters)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:19:05 GMT

Despite what we are told by the Chief Executive of Wirral’s Primary Care Trust, Kathy Doran, it appears that the problems with dental health, particularly with children just continue to get worse. Read more here

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DH gives go-ahead for EPS Release 2 (ICMCC Newspage)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:51:03 GMT

“A regulatory impact assessment has given the green light to the next stage of the Electronic Prescriptions Service – one of the national projects being undertaken by NHS Connecting for Health.” Article e-Health Insider Primary Care, 18 August 2008

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Too many rely on the ER for primary care (Deseret Morning News)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:45:14 GMT

I tend not to think much about the flu. But last winter, when I had to take my daughter to the emergency room for an allergic reaction, almost every single person in the waiting room had the flu. They were using the emergency room as their primary care provider.

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Vioxx study a Merck marketing ploy, allege doctors (New Scientist)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:15:00 GMT

Pharmaceutical giant accused of using a drug trial to introduce primary-care physicians to the painkiller Vioxx

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Merck catches more flak over dangerous drug (New Scientist)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:15:00 GMT

Pharmaceutical giant accused of using a drug trial to introduce primary-care physicians to the painkiller Vioxx

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GPs Get The Big Thumbs Up From Patients, Australia (Medical News Today)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Australians trust their doctors, particularly GPs. The Australian Medical Association has today welcomed a first-of-its-kind report that shows Australian patients are highly satisfied with the care they receive from their GP. The research paper in the latest issue of the

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A Primary Care Paradigm Shift (The Health Care Blog)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:00:21 GMT

By Dr. Richard Reece Dick Reece is a retired pathologist and a prolific health care commentator with an active following, particularly among physicians. An astute, incisive observer, he is the author of 10 books; the latest is Innovation-Driven Health Care:...

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Profound Primary Care Paradigm Shift Underway (medinnovationblog)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:51:00 GMT

... a specialist for every disease, every life-improvement procedure, every orifice, and every organ. Care, it’s now assumed, must be coordinated to prevent people from failing through the cracks. We must stop wasting time and resources for patients and the system as a whole. The problem of the U.S. system isn’t quality. It’s timely access to primary doctors who oversee care. And it’s overuse...

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AMA Recommends 4-Stage Approach to Treatment of Childhood Obesity (Fitness Watch)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:05:00 GMT

Advice from IMHO child abusers . "A 4-stage approach to treatment of childhood obesity is recommended by the American Medical Association (AMA), according to a review for primary care clinicians in the July 1 issue of the American Family Physician. The study authors note that many of these recommendations for treatment and prevention can be carried out by family clinicians." You can bet...

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The Patient Centered Medical Home Doesn't Necessarily Increase Access to Primary Care (Disease Management Care Blog)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:16:00 GMT

Well, it’s official now. Even though the Disease Management Care Blog DMCB has repeatedly noted that providing persons with health insurance is not the same as providing persons with access to care , the the National Association of Community Health Centers , the Governor of Massachusetts and even the pro Massachusetts-style reform folks at Health Care For All have come to that...

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ModernMed Announces Partnership with Mark Niedfeldt, M.D. (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:36:53 GMT

MEQUON, Wis., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- ModernMed, http://www.ModernMed.com, announced today its partnership with Mark Niedfeldt, M.D. Dr. Niedfeldt will be opening his new primary care practice, Mark Niedfeldt, M.D., a M...

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Waiting limit (Liverpool Echo.co.uk )

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

NO-ONE in Liverpool will have to wait more than two weeks for counselling. Liverpool Primary Care Trust gave the pledge on waiting time for assessment.

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Medical Homes: Rearranging the Deck Chairs? (Action For Better Healthcare)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:50:09 GMT

I recently posted on some disturbing trends that are threatening the supply of primary care physicians, particularly those who practice general internal medicine. These trends can be attributed to lifestyle choices and the failure of general practice incomes to match those of medical or surgical sub-specialists. Several new ideas are currently being tested in the [...]

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Antenatal Period (Thinking made Easy)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:51:15 GMT

Della was admitted to the antenatal ward from triage at 35 weeks and 2 days into her fourth pregnancy as it was thought by the triage midwife that she was in premature labour. My mentor and I took care of Della and were the primary care givers. Della had a...

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Case Study on Antenatal Period (Thinking made Easy)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:43:07 GMT

Antenatal Period: Della was admitted to the antenatal ward from triage at 35 weeks and 2 days into her fourth pregnancy as it was thought by the triage midwife that she was in premature labour. My mentor and I took care of Della and were the primary care givers. Della...

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