More GP FTEs are associated with higher quality and patient satisfaction, among other positive outcomes. This new research compares these findings with outcomes for other health professionals doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2… @jongibsonhe et al

Just published - Scale, scope and impact of skill mix change in primary care in England: a mixed-methods study journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/YWTU6690/… Imelda McDermott Mhorag Goff Jon Gibson Liz Dalgarno Igor Francetić Mark Hann Damian Hodgson Anne McBride KathCheckland Matt Sutton 1/6

New paper showing the national diabetes prevention programme in England reduced type 2 diabetes incidence with Emma McManus Rachel Meacock 🇪🇺 Beth Parkinson HOPE at UoM authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S26…

Associations between chronotype and employment status in a longitudinal study of an elderly population tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The NHS in England is being reorganised into 42 integrated care systems on July 1. The task facing ICSs is not equal--and their structure and context vary widely (eg see deprivation, below) Quick summary of some of these differences and implications here: bit.ly/3baWOQw

Great to see RCGP calling for extra funding for practices in deprived areas as part of 'a comprehensive review of the Carr-Hill formula'. Hot on heels of Dr Nikita Kanani (she/her) and great news for #generalpractice Deep End GP Scotland A reminder of why 🧵👇 pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workforce….

📢 New paper out 📢. With Jon Gibson Sharon Spooner KathCheckland Matt Sutton HOPE at UoM we study how skill mix changes affect primary care outcomes for a longitudinal sample of English GPs. Thanks to editor/reviewers at SSM. Highlights below, full paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.socs…

🚨📢Save the date! 📢🚨 Together with our friends HealthEcon_MCR we are pleased to be hosting the Winter 2023 HESG HESG, from Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th January. Thanks to HESG Sheffield 2022 for setting the organising bar so high & more details to come soon! #HESG23

New paper: What motivates employment of non-medical roles in general practice? journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… with Jon Gibson Anne McBride KathCheckland Mhorag Goff Mark Hann Damian Hodgson Imelda McDermott Matt Sutton HOPE at UoM UoM Primary Care

VACANCY Post-doc researcher in #healtheconomics to work with Luke Munford on mental health and productivity HOPE at UoM jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.asp…

Interested in how/why changes to skill-mix in #primarycare affect outcomes? Join us for this event London Met Uni & hear from Imelda McDermott & me about work led by Sharon Spooner with KathCheckland Matt Sutton Jon Gibson Mhorag Goff Damian Hodgson & co. HOPE at UoM tinyurl.com/9sk6r9r5

Another busy session at #hesg23 where a paper by Daniel Howdon AUHE Uni. of Leeds is being discussed by Kim Rose Olsen DaCHE "Estimating the effect of staffing change in English care homes: a staggered difference-in-differences analysis"

Closures of general practices result in increased list size, changes in workforce composition, and a reduction of patient satisfaction for surviving practices doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2… Joseph Hutchinson KathCheckland Matt Sutton Jon Gibson Evan Kontopantelis HOPE at UoM #PrimaryCare

Five and half years after it was announced... HERE IS THE NHS WORKFORCE PLAN england.nhs.uk/wp-content/upl…

Exclusive: Site-level A&E performance revealed for first time We reveal the true scale of poor performance against the four-hour waiting time target at individual A&E sites, which is often masked by the official trust-level data. Best & worst sites: hsj.co.uk/quality-and-pe…

🎉🍾Big congratulations🍾🎉 to Ben Walker who passed his PhD viva yesterday with minor corrections for his thesis titled: "Associations of sleep, circadian and activity traits with productivity and occupational outcomes." Very well done Ben!

🥳Many congratulations to Dr's: Erin Kirwin Helen Hayes Patrick Burch & Ben Walker who graduated today. A fantastic achievement, well done all! 🥳

Engaging in research activity is correlated with better performance in primary care providers, but this may not be causal bjgp.org/content/early/…