All Competition and co-operation articles – Page 19
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LeaderQuestions over Monitor’s role will be raised
There is continued uncertainty over the mechanics of regulation
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CommentThe argument over NHS competition isn't settled yet
How strong is the evidence in support of increased competition in the NHS? The question was raised again last week, with the publication of a paper by the NHS Co-operation and Competition Panel.
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NewsDH to consult on extent of regulator's powers
The Department of Health will consult next month on rules setting out when regulator Monitor can intervene to prevent anti-competitive behaviour by clinical commissioning groups or the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsTrust chiefs fear regulators would not spot scandal
Nearly half of hospital chief executives believe regulators and the NHS governance system would miss a Mid Staffordshire-style care scandal if it occurred today.
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NewsExclusive: CCP research suggests competition improves hospital services
Research by the NHS Cooperation and Competition Panel, shared exclusively with HSJ, claims to provide new insight into the mechanism by which competitive pressure improves hospital services.
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Comment'Poor patient experience is a clinical time bomb'
But can Virgin’s customer service know-how help?
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NewsBidders compete to take over contract of 'first' ever NHS social enterprise
The contract of the “first” social enterprise to be formed out of the NHS has been put out to tender, with commissioners set to shortlist bidders within the next three weeks.
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Competition panel to probe referral management
The NHS Cooperation and Competition Panel has begun a probe of the competition implications of providers operating systems to manage patient referrals.
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NewsNHS Propco could 'destabilise' local health economies, social enterprises warn
Department of Health plans to create an independent property company to take over primary care trusts’ estate are likely to have a “considerable destabilising effect on local health economies”, social enterprises have claimed.
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NewsMutuals should be 'mainstream' service option
Report calls for raft of government measures to encourage mutuals
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CommentThe brave new world of managed failure
Increased power means Monitor will have a fight on its hands.
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NewsHospital trust asks DH to back franchise proposals
George Eliot Hospital Trust has applied for Department of Health permission to franchise its management.
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SupplementsHSJ and NHS Confederation supplement
This exclusive supplement from HSJ and NHS Confederation includes an interview with Mike Farrar, insight for healthcare leaders on service provision and whistleblowing, data management and medical imaging case studies, plus a report from HSJ’s roundtable on partnerships.
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NewsFTs warn of 'regulatory driven failure' under NHS reforms
Foundation trusts are lobbying Monitor to ensure financially challenged providers will be able to “temporarily” close protected NHS services under their new regulatory regime.
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NewsWatchdog backs merger of Ealing and North West London hospitals
The health service’s competition watchdog has cleared proposals for a merger of NHS trusts Ealing Hospital and North West London Hospitals.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to successfully lead from within a partnership
Leading from within a partnership may sound like a paradox but with care it can be done. Adam Turner looks at how to go about it
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NewsExclusive: Monitor to launch major review of barriers to NHS competition
Future “sector regulator” for healthcare Monitor will tomorrow issue a call for evidence for a major review of all barriers to a “level playing field” for competing providers of NHS-funded healthcare, HSJ has learned.
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NewsLegal right to choice would give providers 'confidence', says Cabinet Office
A top civil servant has argued that government moves to make choice in health services a statutory right would give more confidence to innovative provider organisations.