All Competition and co-operation articles – Page 4
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HSJ LocalCompetition row treatment centre rated requires improvement
North East London Treatment Centre rated “requires improvement” Centre is at heart of hard-fought procurement process between local NHS trust and Care UK An elective treatment centre at the heart of a competition dispute has been rated requires improvement by inspectors.
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NewsBrexit: What does article 50 mean for the NHS?
Theresa May is expected to write to EU leaders today to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon treaty – and begin the process of removing the UK from the European Union.
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NewsStevens: UK may reshape NHS competition rules after Brexit
Simon Stevens has said the NHS is “losing something” from the way community services contracts are often subject to legal procurement processes – and that Britain will be in a position to “shape our own decisions” in this area once it leaves the EU.
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HSJ LocalMajor trust merger faces investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into the planned merger of two large acute trusts in Manchester.
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HSJ LocalVirgin wins contracts worth £65m
Virgin Care has been awarded two five year contracts to provide community and urgent care services for a clinical commissioning group in Lancashire.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs may bypass EU tendering rules
Clinical commissioning groups look set to take a contrasting approach to NHS England over new tendering rules – due to the potential administrative burden and a “ridiculous timescale” that would need to be met.
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NewsPrivate equity firm allowed to buy mental health hospitals
Market regulators have given the go ahead for 22 private mental health facilities to be sold to an international private equity firm.
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NewsPrivate providers get chance to bid for up to £15bn of NHS contracts
New EU rules means up to £15bn of specialised services contracts have been advertised for the first time Contracts will be awarded to incumbent providers unless expressions of interest are received Tight timetable and service groupings may work against private sector bidders Private providers have been given the ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: What's good for the goose...
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalDelay to major Midlands trust merger revealed
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust merger with Sherwood Forest Foundation Trust delayed until 2017 Trusts had hoped to merge before “busy winter period” but “work required to create the merged organisation is taking longer than expected” Sherwood Forest, which has been in special measures since 2013 and is forecasting a ...
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NewsBournemouth and Poole reopen talks on blocked merger
Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust and Poole Hospital Foundation Trust reopen merger talks Previous attempt at merger blocked by competition authority in 2013 after landmark decision Trusts say merger needed to make planned acute reconfiguration in east Dorset work Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust and ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Another competition regulator and relieving the acutes
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Competition and 2,000 year-plus waiters
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsPersonal maternity budgets worth up to £6,000, MPs told
Personal maternity budgets will be worth up to £6,000 Seven pilot groups are already trying out the new personal health budget Maternity review’s aim is for new midwifery pracices to provide continuity of care Personal budgets for women who wish to take charge of their own maternity care ...
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CommentBrexit: which way forward for the NHS?
Healthcare in England will be heavily influenced by the type of agreements the UK government can strike with other countries
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NewsWhat leaving the EU means for NHS regulations
HSJ looks at what Britain’s exit from the EU might mean for regulations impacting the NHS.
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NewsCMA warning over public sector bid rigging
Procurement officers in the NHS and across the public sector have been warned to watch out for bid rigging and cartel behaviour by a senior official at the UK’s markets regulator.
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HSJ LocalNHS England steps in at London CCG over elective performance
HSJ understands directions to be placed on Havering CCG by NHS England NHS England wants to see improvement in the elective waiting times across the three outer London boroughs Move follows CCGs backing down in face of challenge from private provider PERFORMANCE: A London clinical commissioning group is ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The £55m contract mystery
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover