Nick Goodwin

Open and shut case?

The evidence for a targeted, nurse-led approach to care is mixed but it would be wrong to view this as a flawed concept. Case management still has a central part to play in meeting the needs of older people and those with complex illnesses Read more

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GP-led commissioning: quality is key, by Nick Goodwin

The new coalition government is embarking on one of the most radical reform programmes that the NHS has ever seen. Strategic health authorities will be phased out and the role and power of PCTs will be considerably downsized. The NHS will be given new leadership in the form of an independent board while commissioning – and responsibility for the £80 billion budget that comes with this – will be devolved to GPs. Read more...

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