All Independent providers articles – Page 9
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HSJ InteractiveLessons from the last NHS 10 year plan
David Hare explores the lessons the NHS needs to retain from the last 10 year plan as it embarks on the new
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HSJ LocalVirgin Care set to lose children's service contract to NHS consortium
Virgin Care is likely to lose a children’s contract worth hundreds of millions of pounds as commissioners are set to name an NHS consortium as preferred bidders.
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HSJ LocalCCG starts procurement for service it was forced to keep open
A clinical commissioning group has started the procurement process for an organisation to run Corby urgent care centre for another three years.
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NewsCCG loses high court battle to close urgent care centre
A High Court judge has thrown out plans by a CCG to replace a walk-in urgent care centre with an appointment only primary care hub.
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NewsTrusts at risk of legal action over private activity data
Up to 100 NHS trusts have been warned they are putting themselves at risk of legal action by failing to provide data on their private patient activity, HSJ has been told.
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NewsPrivate hospital judged 'inadequate' for safety
A private mental health hospital which treats NHS funded patients including children has been judged inadequate for safety by CQC inspectors.
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NewsTrust considers contract notice over sale of BMI Healthcare
A trust is reviewing an agreement with private operator BMI Healthcare in a bid to retain more control if the company gets new owners.
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CommentTrusts must co-own the 10 year plan for the NHS
The new plan must be credible with the frontline, requiring honesty and realism about the trade offs that must be made, given the resource available, writes David Williams
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NewsHospital group writes down six sites amid 'demand management' gloom
Ramsay Health Care UK writes down £70m of value from six sites Australian-owned firm is one of the biggest private providers of NHS-funded care Company cites “challenging” trading conditions following NHS demand management schemes One of the largest private providers of NHS care has written down £70m in ...
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NewsTrust takes over A&E streaming from private provider after CQC concerns
A trust in the West Midlands has taken over the A&E streaming service run by a private provider following “concerns” raised by the CQC
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NewsTrust abandons private patient unit plan
A hospital trust has had to abandon a plan for a new provider to rebuild and run its private patient unit.
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NewsCCGs face losing millions after contract collapse
Seven clinical commissioning groups in Sussex are trying to recover £7.4m from a collapsed private provider but could face a counter-claim from administrators, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalNew private hospital rated outstanding by CQC
An independent hospital in Nottingham which opened just over a year ago has been rated as “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNHS patient died after private hospital surgery he should never have had
A private hospital company is facing legal action by the family of a 28-year-old man who died after an anaesthetist was left “alone and unsupported” following surgery he should never have had, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPrivate providers ‘will improve safety faster than NHS’, says leader
Independent sector hospitals are “willing to learn and improve” and will do so faster than NHS providers, one of their national representatives has argued in response to concerns about safety.
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NewsPrivate sector insurers agree to share safety data with CQC
Four private health insurance companies have signed an agreement with the Care Quality Commission to share more data about the quality and safety of independent hospitals, it has emerged.
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NewsPrivate hospital group criticised for governance failures
A private hospital group has been told it must improve its corporate governance after a number of its sites were criticised in a leadership review by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust to outsource electives to tackle emergency demand
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust plans to outsource 4 per cent of its elective care workload to ensure it has capacity for emergency demand.
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NewsRoyal college backs Hunt bid to improve private sector safety
The Royal College of Surgeons has backed the health and social care secretary’s bid to improve patient safety in private sector hospitals.
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NewsCygnet mental health hospital makes 'significant improvements'
A private children’s and adolescent mental health unit that was heavily criticised by the Care Quality Commission has been praised for making “significant improvements.”