Practice-based commissioning

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Practice - Based Commissioning

PBC: practice-based commissioning or privatisation becoming commonplace?

couple of weeks to report on progress. A final thought. If we are prepared to tackle the ‘no sex’ issue head on and spend just a little time with patients exploring the issues, then we’re not just supporting them to get the help they need. We’re also giving them the message that they deserve that help, that their sexuality matters, and that they don’t simply have to accept their current ‘no sex...

Setting up an acupuncture knee clinic under Practice Based Commissioning.

This paper outlines the setting up of a new service in primary care offering acupuncture to patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee. The high volume clinic is funded under the Practice Based Commissioning initiative and is the first of its type in the UK. It appears to offer a model for similar services elsewhere.

Provision of medical acupuncture service in general practice under practice-based commissioning.

Acupuncture involves inserting small needles into various points in the body; the needles are normally stimulated by manual rotation or electrically. Western acupuncture uses the same needling technique as traditional Chinese acupuncture but is based on affecting nerve impulses and the central nervous system. A Western medical acupuncturist makes a medical clinical diagnosis in the conventional...