Seven days in medicine: 26 June to 2 July 2019
BMJ 2019; 366 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4484 (Published 04 July 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;366:l4484
Primary care networks
Most GPs in England join forces
Around 7000 practices in England—over 99%—have formed more than 1200 primary care networks and met the 30 June deadline to confirm their plans, said NHS England. The agency says that primary care networks hold the key to creating “fully integrated community based healthcare” to provide services such as extended GP access, outpatient services, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and diabetes care. The networks will attract extra funding backed by extra investment from clinical commissioning groups.1
Health inequalities
Support Gypsy, Roma, and traveller people, say MPs
MPs urged the UK government to accept all recommendations of an inquiry which found that Gypsy, Roma, and traveller (GRT) people had the worst outcomes of any ethnic group in health, education, employment, criminal justice, and hate crime. A report from the parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee found that services were “ill equipped” to support GRT communities,2 who had a low level of trust in services, feeling ignored and sometimes actively discriminated against. The government accepted some recommendations but ignored others, such as requiring clinical commissioning groups to consider GRT people’s specific needs when applying for funding.
Gambling
Lords ask for input to new inquiry
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry requested evidence for its inquiry into issues …
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