All Independent providers articles – Page 19
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HSJ LocalCCGs back down in face of private firm's competition challenge
Commissioners back down in face of private provider challenge over £55m elective contract North east London CCGs agree to extend Care UK’s contract and re-procure in 15 months CCGs claim to have discovered “issues” at NHS provider meaning they have withdrawn contract offer COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in a £55m ...
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HSJ Local'Unworkable' primary care contracts put out for re-tender
COMMISSIONING: Twelve primary care contracts in Merseyside have been put out for re-tender – including 11 contracts held by troubled provider SSP Health.
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NewsCQC strategy director to join Ali Parsa tech start up
Paul Bate to lead NHS work for Babylon Health, the digital health company started by Circle founder Ali Parsa Mr Bate instrumental in overhaul of regulation in wake of Francis report and led on CQC’s new strategy Babylon provides services to two GP practices but plans to expand to ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs head to court to overturn Virgin contract suspension
COMMERCIAL: Two clinical commissioning groups are going to court to overturn a contract suspension obtained by a local trust.
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NewsScale of NHS staff transfer to private sector revealed
The scale of the transfer of NHS staff to independent sector providers in recent years has been revealed in new figures.
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News'Meltdown' of £330m outsource contract disrupts primary care
£330m primary care support services contract relied on major cost reductions NHS England outsourced primary care support to Capita last summer GPs, pharmacists and optometrists complain about new centralised services Practices unpaid, vital stationary and medical equipment not being delivered Vital primary care support services are in “meltdown” ...
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HSJ Local'Red risks' identified for 111 provider switch
COMMISSIONING: NHS 111 and GP out of hours services in east Kent are to be run by one organisation – but there are already fears about the transition to the new provider.
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NewsPrivate providers make case for bigger role in STPs
The new chair of the NHS Partners Network expects to see greater engagement with independent providers in the NHS’s sustainability and transformation plans.
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HSJ LocalPioneering private hospital ‘requires improvement’, says CQC
PERFORMANCE: A high profile private hospital in Kent has been rated “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission, with its surgical services criticised as “inadequate” for safety.
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HSJ LocalCCGs order inquiry into disrupted switch to private transport firm
PERFORMANCE: Clinical commissioning groups in Sussex have ordered an independent inquiry into the troubled start of a new patient transport service.
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HSJ LocalPrivate firm may have been only bidder for £12m a year contract
COMMISSIONING: The company in charge of patient transport services in Sussex may have been the only bidder for the £12m a year contract, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCommunity services face shake-up as CCGs go solo
RECONFIGURATION: Adult community services in Surrey face a shake-up next year with clinical commissioning groups choosing to work alone rather than commissioning across the county.
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HSJ LocalMP and union demand improvement from private transport service
Less than a week after new providers took over patient transport services in Sussex an MP is warning she will raise issues with ministers if they are not resolved quickly, while union members have also been balloted over strike action.
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HSJ LocalCCG looks into spike in spending with private provider
Blackpool CCG says Spire Healthcare’s activity and costs increased by 25 per cent, despite referrals increasing by just 3 per cent There have previously been issues between the two organisations, with Spire making an official complaint in 2013 that the CCG was directing patients away from it Initial audit ...
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NewsGovernment urged to create ‘level playing field’ for mutuals
Government must “level the playing field” for mutuals that wish to provide acute services, says DH sponsored review Seven hospital trusts that piloted increased staff ownership found barriers to mutualisation including VAT and corporation tax liabilities Estimated productivity savings dwarfed by £20m VAT payments The government should “level ...
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HSJ Local£270m Virgin Care contract delayed
COMMISSIONING: A £270m community services contract between Virgin Care and East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has been delayed for a month.
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NewsFormer NHS boss to chair private providers’ network
Jim Easton, managing director of private provider Care UK’s health care division, has become chair of the NHS Partners Network, which represents independent sector providers of NHS care
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HSJ LocalFT beats private provider to delayed £45m contract
COMMERCIAL: Hull based Humber Foundation Trust is the new provider of a delayed £45m contract to run community and out of hours services in Whitby.
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NewsNHS England gives up control of specialist mental health commissioning
NHS England is to relinquish control of tertiary mental health services to selected local areas in a bid to tackle disconnected commissioning and the controversial practice of sending patients long distances from their home for treatment.
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HSJ LocalTrust challenges decision to hand contract to private firm
COMMERICAL: An NHS trust has challenged commissioners in Lancashire over the awarding of community equipment contract to a private provider.