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Bristol CCG were subject to a legal challenge from a local pressure group, Protect Our NHS, who claimed that their processes for involving patients and the public in their decisions were inadequate. A judicial review was withdrawn in June 2014 after the CCG agreed to amend its patient and public involvement strategy and other documents. [48]
Patients can also access their own records. The system uses CareCentric software by Graphnet, and the records of 855,000 patients are accessible to around 12,000 healthcare professionals. The Newbury & District, North & West Reading, South Reading, and Wokingham CCGs were combined into Berkshire West CCG, forming the Berkshire West accountable ...
Some patient portal applications enable patients to register and complete forms online, which can streamline visits to clinics and hospitals. Many portal applications also enable patients to request prescription refills online, order eyeglasses and contact lenses, access medical records, pay bills, review lab results, and schedule medical ...
The Tameside CCG included Glossop which was not, as far as local government is concerned, in Greater Manchester, but has been part of the Manchester health economy since 1947. The decision made in July 2015 about acute surgery in Greater Manchester taken by the 12 CCGs with the support of the 10 local authorities was explicitly determined by ...
The three CCGs merged in April 2018 to form the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG [6] which was abolished in 2022. In September 2015, a survey by the Health Service Journal showed that 34 of 188 CCGs who responded to the survey had restricted access to some services. Restrictions were usually introduced by a number of CCGs ...
The trust said it lost out because it "refused to compromise on patient safety", and was not prepared to outbid the offer of E-Zec Medical Transport. [ 9 ] The trust had a contract to run NHS 111 across most of the West Midlands from 2019 but handed it back in 2022 as NHS England was pushing for NHS 111 contracts to cover larger geographical areas.
Restrictions were usually introduced by a number of CCGs acting together across an area. Essex CCGs were proposing restricted access to specialist fertility services, and non-urgent elective surgery for patients who were obese or smoked. [7] Basildon and Brentwood CCG decided to limit GP referrals for vasectomy in April 2015. The number of ...
In October 2014, Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group launched a major review into the way healthcare is provided across the county. Plans included developing a "major emergency hospital" with 24-hour access to consultants at Royal Bournemouth Hospital, with Poole Hospital becoming the centre for planned care, according to plans agreed by the CCG in May 2015.