All Competition and co-operation articles – Page 6
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HSJ LocalSurrey FTs merger gets green light from competition authority
STRUCTURE: The proposed merger between two Surrey foundation trusts has been given the go ahead by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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NewsCCGs give scathing assessment of CSU competition process
Commissioners in the South West have given a damning verdict of NHS England’s lead provider framework for commissioning support services. They say it is likely to land them with a worse service that costs more.
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NewsHeidi Alexander appointed Labour shadow health secretary
Heidi Alexander has been appointed shadow health secretary by the new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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HSJ KnowledgeSeven day services: Setting up shop on the high street
What GPs can learn from vet practices
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HSJ Local£100m Devon procurement did not break rules, Monitor confirms
Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group did not break procurement regulations when it selected a preferred provider for a £100m community services contract without going to tender, Monitor has concluded.
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NewsSurvey: What commissioners want to happen to their unsustainable providers
Most commissioners with unsustainable hospital providers would prefer to see those organisations reform by establishing joint ventures or by joining with GPs, an HSJ survey indicates.
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HSJ PartnersBarometer: Another year of change beckons for CCGs
Establish relationships that look at patient need
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CommentWe need clarity around how competition law will affect new care models
The integration agenda
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HSJ PartnersGetting to grips with Monitor's framework for change
How to navigate the regulatory challenges ahead
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SupplementsIntegration: Local government and health leaders prefer a whole system approach
Exclusive survey on integration models
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NewsHunt to intervene on agency spending
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt will today unveil plans to cap agency and management consultancy spending by NHS trusts.
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NewsExclusive: Vacancies fuel agency overspending by NHS trusts
Two-thirds of the spending on locum doctors employed in NHS trusts is being driven by the need to fill vacancies, analysis shared exclusively with HSJ reveals.
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CommentHigh temp costs: A competition issue or held back NHS wages?
Competition issue or NHS wages being held down?
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Dorset acute plans include accident and emergency downgrade
STRUCTURE: The accident and emergency department at either the Royal Bournemouth Hospital or Poole Hospital could be downgraded to an urgent care centre under proposals for changes to acute services in Dorset.
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NewsSpecial measures boss to lead Monitor 'provider sustainability' division
The deputy chief executive of a former ‘special measures’ trust has been appointed to lead a new major Monitor directorate tasked with driving performance improvement in NHS providers, the regulator announced today.
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NewsElection survey: How popular are the parties' flagship health policies?
Our exclusive pre-election poll tested the popularity of a series of key health policy pledges from across the political spectrum.
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NewsMonitor readies itself to refer tariff row to CMA
Monitor’s pricing team are readying themselves to be able to refer rejected tariff proposals for 2015-16 to the Competition and Markets Authority as soon as next month, should the regulator’s board decide to do so.
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NewsMore CCGs tendering services due to fear over competition rules
More than 40 per cent of commissioners say their organisations are inviting competition for NHS services due solely to their concerns about controversial competition rules, an HSJ survey has found.