All Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 4
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HSJ Local
Major 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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News
HSJ's Best of 2016: Expert Briefings
Over Christmas and New Year, we are bringing you a round-up of some of HSJ’s highlights from 2016. Today we look at our Expert Briefing newsletters
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News
Exclusive: 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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News
Private 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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Expert Briefing
Deep 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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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catch Up: 'Super trust' in the pipeline, and the future of HSJ
Your essential update on the week in health
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News
Bournemouth 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 Briefing
London Eye: Another competition regulator and relieving the acutes
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ Local
Major hospital trusts reveal merger plan
Two major acute trusts in Birmingham have announced their intention to merge.
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News
CMA 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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Expert Briefing
Deep South: White smoke from Dorset
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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News
Patient review websites promise reform after investigation
Three websites providing reviews of care homes agree to improve practices after CMA highlights concerns with online review sector Two of the sites are CQC “review partners” which share feedback with the regulator Changes also apply to other NHS review sites Websites which provide online reviews of NHS ...
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HSJ Local
Unsustainable Midlands trust picks merger partner
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust name preferred organisation to merge with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NUH proposal was chosen because if offered the best long term benefits to patients The trust will provide immediate assistance ahead of a formal merger STRUCTURE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has been named as the ...
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HSJ Local
Surrey 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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News
Surrey merger 'provisionally cleared' by CMA
The proposed merger between Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust and Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust has been ‘provisionally cleared’ by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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HSJ Partners
Barometer: Another year of change beckons for CCGs
Establish relationships that look at patient need
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Comment
We need clarity around how competition law will affect new care models
The integration agenda