All Competition and co-operation articles – Page 36
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NewsTories outline hospital efficiency plans
Hospitals could be forced to offer treatments at the same price as more “efficient” competitors under plans outlined by the Conservatives.
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NewsFresh investigations stall Kingston branch surgery plans
The Department of Health has not yet approved the opening of a Kingston GP group’s new branch surgery - two months after the cooperation and competition panel said it should go ahead.
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NewsOFT to investigate heartburn drug competition
Household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been accused of abusing its dominant position in the supply of heartburn medicines to the NHS.
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NewsStrong managers 'improve NHS care'
Hospitals perform better when senior staff have clinical backgrounds and there is competition from nearby health trusts, according to research.
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NewsNHS East of England boss rejects Hinchingbrooke privatisation claim
An NHS boss has denied that plans to hand over the management of a district general hospital to a private company amount to “privatisation” of the service.
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NewsMonitor revises private patient income cap rules
Foundation trusts must ensure the proportion of the income they earn from the treatment of private patients is no more than it was in 2002-03, even if it was earned through a subsidiary or joint venture.
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NewsPrivate option for Hinchingbrooke looks more likely
Hinchingbrooke Hospital will now almost certainly be taken over by a private company after the only NHS organisation bidding for the franchise to run it dropped out.
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NewsDH dismisses own advisory panel's claims on procurement and competition as 'anecdote'
The Department of Health has dismissed as “anecdote” a report from its own cooperation and competition panel that warned a “significant number” of NHS commissioners were at risk of legal challenge because they were not following procurement rules.
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NewsMany commissioners breach NHS competition rules
The NHS cooperation and competition panel has warned that a “significant number” of commissioners have left their procurement process open to challenge.
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NewsEuropean court ruling boosts NHS contract bidders
Companies competing for NHS contracts have been given a boost by a European court victory for Sheffield-based surgical instrument maker Uniplex.
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CommentPeter Reeves: a new deal for NHS non-executives
Fresh thinking is needed to help NHS non-executive directors hold their boards to account - and find self-fulfilment
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NewsSHA steps in to GP branch row
NHS London has been criticised for delaying the opening of a branch surgery in Kingston, despite the cooperation and competition panel having already recommended its go-ahead.
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NewsProvider arms given timetable to vertically integrate
Most primary care trust provider arms will be expected to integrate with acute or mental health trusts by the end of March 2011, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCare UK chief hits out at renewal process as ITC contracts expire
The process for renewing contracts for the first independent treatment centres has been described as a “pig’s ear” by the chief executive of the largest independent provider in that sector.
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NewsDH drawn into row over GP practice expansion
The Department of Health has been dragged into a row between NHS Kingston and one of its GP practices.
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NewsFive firms and one FT shortlisted to take over NHS hospital
One foundation trust and five independent providers have been shortlisted as potential bidders for a franchise to run an NHS hospital in the East of England.
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CommentAndrew Jones on healthcare Darwinism
What is the most important book ever written? Most clinicians will refer you to On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
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NewsPCT loses out to GPs in battle over branch surgery
The co-operation and competition panel has ruled against a primary care trust in a dispute with one of its local GP practices.
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NewsCompetition panel to investigate preferred provider policy
The cooperation and competition panel has received a formal complaint about a primary care trust’s interpretation of the government’s “preferred provider” policy.