All Independent providers articles – Page 74
-
News
Push to publish clinical data
The Department of Health is to look at ways of providing clinical outcome information for independent treatment centres. The government's response to the Commons health select committee's report on ITCs conceded that without robust information on clinical quality, patients cannot make an informed choice.
-
News
PCTs encouraged to embrace new providers
Health minister Lord Warner has urged the NHS to open up family doctor services to new providers in a drive to tackle inequalities, improve access to GPs and offer patients a greater choice of practice.Speaking to primary care trust executives at the National Association of Primary Care conference he said: ...
-
News
Government responds to report on ITCs
The government has published its response to the Commons health select committee's report on independent treatment centres.The committee's report criticised the role of ITCs and said their performance had been variable.In its response the Department of Health has promised to provide more information to patients on which to base their ...
-
News
Private finance guidance for trusts published
New draft guidance which will help NHS trusts select, evaluate and appoint private sector bidders in private finance schemes has been published by the Department of Health.The guidance has been developed in conjunction with the Treasury, private sector contractors and managers of NHS organisations that have been through private finance ...
-
News
Response to NHS charges report
The Department of Health has published its response to July's Commons health select committee report on NHS charging. The response covers charges levied on patients and families for prescription dental charges, sight tests, additional charges for some clinical services, assistance with transport costs and charges ...
-
News
Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald on GPs and commissioning
'Strategic health authorities and GPs must represent the best interests of the citizen and patient... However, they face some pretty daunting challenges'
-
HSJ Knowledge
'It's not about Americans in 10-gallon hats'
While North Eastern Derbyshire primary care trust's decision to award an APMS contract to UnitedHealth Europe ended in the High Court, at neighbouring Central and Greater Derby PCTs managers are confident that UHE will meet local people's needs. Lynne Greenwood reports
-
News
David Lock on an independent NHS
An independent NHS board would be good news for ministers - but what about managers, wonders David Lock
-
News
Unison claims Labour conference victory on market
Unison has claimed a 'decisive' victory after Labour's attempts to agree a compromise statement on the future of the NHS failed - just a day after the union's motion criticising current health policy was carried.
-
News
McKinsey accused of unfair advantage on commissioning
Companies bidding to win a place on the government's list of approved commissioning support suppliers are questioning whether rival bidder McKinsey has been given an unfair advantage.
-
HSJ Knowledge
Mental health: fitting in non-NHS providers
The role of private providers and the voluntary sector in mental healthcare delivery is going through a process of evolution as some services become less viable while demand for others increases. But, as the NHS purse strings draw tighter, how can a good 'fit' be achieved? Emma Dent reports
-
Comment
David Mobbs on health inequalities and the market
Nuffield Hospitals' David Mobbs argues that those who rail against the market stand to make health inequalities worse
-
News
SHAs: NHS Logistics strike has little impact
Acute and primary care trusts coped well with the first one-day strike by NHS Logistics staff last week, according to strategic health authorities.
-
News
NAOM plans value for money study on Dr Foster deal
The National Audit Office is planning a value for money study of the controversial joint venture between the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Dr Foster.
-
News
Blair at Labour conference: 'Rebuilding not privatising'
The NHS is being rebuilt not privatised, Tony Blair told his last Labour party conference as prime minister.
-
News
Unison to rally against markets
The 'headlong rush' to introduce markets into the NHS must be stopped, delegates were due to hear tomorrow.
-
News
News analysis: Are paid-up ITC millions being consigned to the scrapheap?
HSJ's ground-breaking analysis of performance by first-wave independent treatment centres indicates that more than 40 per cent of their capacity has gone unused, but the DoH is quick to dispute the figures. Alison Moore sifts through the evidence
-
News
Analyses show under-use of ITC capacity
Independent treatment centres have carried out fewer than three-quarters of the procedures they have been paid for, according to new figures from the Conservatives.
-
News
DHL secures NHS Logistics deal
The government has given the go-ahead to the controversial outsourcing of supply chain services to German parcel company DHL and US logistics firm Novation.
-
News
Clinicians launch community ENT to fend off independent giants
A group of 150 GPs, practice nurses and managers have set up a social enterprise venture in an attempt to protect NHS services from being 'picked off' by the independent sector.