All Private sector articles – Page 33
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NewsPrivate provider shuts children's unit after regulators intervene
An independent provider is to stop providing children and adolescents’ mental health services at one of its units after NHS England and the Care Quality Commission said further action was needed to safeguard the “health and welfare” of patients.
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NewsProcurement specialist sought by AHSN after bid 'win'
An academic health science network has advertised for a procurement specialist to work with a consortium it claims has won four major contracts to buy goods for the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: Airbnb style company bids to place NHS patients in spare rooms
Members of the public with no care experience are being offered up to £1,000 a month to rent spare rooms to patients after they are discharged from hospital, under an Airbnb style model to be piloted by the NHS.
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NewsRevealed: Third private children's unit closes on safety grounds
A third privately run mental health unit for children and adolescents was forced to close to new patients following safety concerns earlier this year, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust lost half its radiologists in private work row
Nearly half the radiologists at a hospital trust left the provider in a row about private sector work, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: CCG resists Virgin Care demands for more money
Virgin Care has demanded more money for a controversial prime provider contract it signed with commissioners in Staffordshire last year, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Consultancy firm avoids prosecution over use of restricted NHS data
A large consultancy firm has escaped prosecution over the use of restricted NHS data to win contracts, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Second private hospital stops taking new patients after CQC concerns
A second mental health unit run by Cygnet Health Care closed to new admissions in July after the Care Quality Commission raised serious concerns, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Current providers set to win major new procurement contracts
Multimillion pound procurement contracts are set to be awarded to the incumbent purchasing providers to the NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAdolescents self-harmed while under supervision at 'inadequate' private hospital
Inspectors rate private hospital inadequate after 11 inspections in seven years Allegations of sexual assault on psychiatric intensive care unit Under-staffed hospital was temporarily closed over the summer Cygnet Hospital is a regional centre for services for young people detailed under the Mental Health Act Some of the ...
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HSJ LocalPrivate provider loses community services contract to NHS
Virgin Care has lost its bid to hold on to community services in part of Surrey, with the local trust and GP federation chosen as preferred bidder for the Guildford and Waverley area.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust pursuing foreign government in court over unpaid debt
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust is taking legal action against the Libyan government over unpaid debt, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCircle reduces losses by more than £3m
Private provider Circle has reduced its losses year on year by more than £3m, documents lodged with Companies House reveal.
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NewsPrivate firm beats trust to controversial £55m contract
A controversial £55m contract for elective treatment has been given to a private provider, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Sir Mike Richards joins health consultancy
Professor Sir Mike Richards, the previous chief inspector of hospitals, is to take up a new role at a leading health consultancy, it has been announced today.
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HSJ LocalLeaders of major hospital worried over £30m owed by private patients
One of the world’s most famous hospitals is owed more than £30m by international private patients, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPrivate hospital agrees £27m compensation deal over rogue surgeon
A private hospital group has agreed to pay £27.2m in compensation to patients injured by a surgeon who operated from its sites.
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NewsMinisters abandon sale of NHS Professionals
The Department of Health has backtracked on selling off a subsidiary company that provides temporary staff to trusts.
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NewsRegulator clears new hospital venture between trust and US provider
The Competition and Markets Authority has today cleared a major acute trust to partner with a US company to build a new hospital, after finding the region would benefit from more competition between private providers.
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NewsCompetition regulator orders five trusts to release private data
The Competition and Markets Authority has threatened to take action against five NHS trusts after they failed to hit a deadline for publishing private patient data.