Investigating the impact of primary care networks on continuity of care in English general practice: Analysis of interviews with patients and clinicians from a mixed methods study [PDF]
Health ExpectationsIntroduction In England, primary care networks (PCNs) offer opportunities to improve access to and sustainability of general practice through collaboration between groups of practices to provide care with a broader range of practitioner roles.
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Navigating new organisation forms: a qualitative study of primary care networks [PDF]
BJGP Open, 2022 Background: NHS England (NHSE) instigated primary care networks (PCNs) as a collaboration of general practices working together at scale to improve population health in the local community. Aim: To capture GP PCN leaders’ perceptions of the opportunities
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Integration and continuity of primary care: polyclinics and alternatives – a patient-centred analysis of how organisation constrains care co-ordination [PDF]
Health Services and Delivery Research, 2015 Background: An ageing population, the increasing specialisation of clinical services and diverse health-care provider ownership make the co-ordination and continuity of complex care increasingly problematic.
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Early evidence of the development of primary care networks in England: a rapid evaluation study
Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 2022 Background: Primary care networks are groups of general practices brought together in July 2019 to hold shared budgets and develop new services in response to NHS England (now NHS England and Improvement) policy.
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Promoting rational antibiotic prescribing for non-complicated infections: understanding social influence in primary care networks in Germany [PDF]
BMC Family Practice, 2020 Background Primary care networks in Germany are formalized regional collaborations of physicians and other healthcare providers. Common goals are optimized healthcare processes and services for patients, enhanced communication, agency for professional ...
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Strengthening the Commissioning Capacity of Primary Health Networks: A Framework and Strategies for Development [PDF]
Journal of Healthcare LeadershipZhanming Liang,1 Amanda Martin,1,2 Stephanie Doris Short,1– 3 Catherine L Turner,2 Richard Nankervis2 1College of Business, Law and Governance, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia; 2The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health ...
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Implementing Team-Based Innovation in Primary Health Care in British Columbia
Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2022 Improving health services integration for patients with complex needs is a national priority in Canada. Health systems in all provinces grapple with the rising complexity of patients and the services they need. Team-based primary health care (PHC) models
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives To assess the maturity of the Swiss healthcare system for integrated care and to explore whether this maturity varied according to several variables.Design A Swiss nationwide individual electronic survey in November 2019.Setting and population
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BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Providing accessible and high-quality patient-centered healthcare remains a challenge in many countries, despite global efforts to strengthen primary health care (PHC).
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives To characterise the quality of life, healthcare use and costs associated with early antibiotic treatment of influenza-like illness (ILI) in ‘at-risk’ children.Design Economic analysis of a two-arm double-blind parallel group pragmatic ...
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