Fair share formula; care closer to home and prevention

Interesting articles in HSJ – 8/4/10:

• Article on fair share formula for practice budgets – reports new allocation formula for determining target commissioning budget of each GP practice and some speculation that may be applied in 2011-12.
• Article on moving care closer to home and focusing on prevention by Jennifer Taylor. Virtual wards concept to prevent emergency hospital admissions – uses predictive risk modelling to predict patients at risk of emergency hospital admission within next 12 months. Then given intensive preventive care to reduce risk. NHS East of England delivering care at home using a personal health planning tool, for patients with long term conditions. This allows patients to state what they need and allows pooling of services so care is more systematised – therefore less duplication.