All Competition and co-operation articles – Page 15
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CommentWarner: Why I will be voting for NHS competition regulations
The battle over draft NHS provider competition regulations
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CommentThatcher ducked the NHS fight, we have to face it
Thatcher’s handling of the NHS offers lessons for reformers
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CommentThe NHS has its own currency crisis
The currencies that drive activity and behaviour in the NHS are rooted in the past
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NewsExclusive: Key Lib Dem backs government over crunch NHS competition vote
The Liberal Democrats’ health spokeswoman in the Lords has told HSJ she will have “no problem” asking her party to support the government in next week’s crucial vote on new NHS competition regulations.
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NewsDrug firms accused of pay-for-delay deal
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline has been accused by the competition watchdog of paying firms to delay the launch of cheaper versions of its antidepressant treatment, in a move which denied the NHS “significant” cost savings.
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CommentWhat happened to 'any qualified provider'?
AQP has been oddly absent from the competition debate
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CommentFT mergers and competition: an HSJ Twitter chat
Join us for a discussion on the nature of competition in the NHS
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HSJ LocalClock stopped on FT merger investigation
COMMERCIAL: The first merger between two foundation trusts faces further delays after the Competition Commission “stopped the clock” on its investigation into the deal.
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HSJ LocalCCP finds Bristol 'service swap' could be anti-competitive
COMMERCIAL: Plans to centralise some acute services in Bristol could be anti-competitive and must be investigated further, the Co-operation and Competition Panel has ruled.
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CommentThe NHS must gear up to meet the challenge of workforce planning
Trusts should take a leaf from the car industry
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HSJ LocalCompeting hospital provider opposes Dorset FT merger
STRUCTURE: A hospital provider has written to the Competition Commission opposing plans for the first merger between two foundation trusts.
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NewsAnalysed: The Bournemouth and Poole merger
HSJ Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the proposed merger between Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Poole Hospital foundation trusts
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NewsExclusive: Monitor chief executive says it would be 'mad' to force unnecessary tendering
The chief executive of healthcare sector regulator Monitor has rejected claims that controversial new competition regulations could lead to a sharp increase in competitive tendering for NHS services.
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NewsFair playing field review targets commissioner behaviour
Monitor this week published a suite of recommendations aimed at encouraging commissioners to allow providers to compete more to supply NHS care. The healthcare sector regulator concluded opportunities to compete were being “unduly limited” by existing commissioning practices.
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NewsOFT extends its remit over NHS mergers
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor has confirmed the Office of Fair Trading will in future have responsibility for assessing any merger involving an NHS foundation trust.
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CommentCompetition isn't always the best option
We must be carfeul with how NHS competition is used
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NewsCommissioning board and Monitor: competition 'not about ideology'
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor and the NHS Commissioning Board this week issued a joint statement of intent on how competition would work in the reformed health service, amid continuing political controversy about the government’s NHS competition regulations.
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NewsNicholson says gagging order ban will be applied retrospectively
Sir David Nicholson has told MPs a ban on “gagging” of NHS staff will be applied retrospectively, suggesting relevant confidentiality agreements no longer apply to those who have signed them in the past.