All Competition and co-operation articles – Page 9
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HSJ LocalDevon procurement plan resisted by providers and local council
A Devon commissioner’s plan to award community services contracts without putting them out to tender has been resisted by competing providers and a local authority.
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CommentPatients, not politics: don't let talk distract from providing local care
Sustainability is key
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HSJ LocalNorth West pathology merger clear to continue
COMMERCIAL: A pathology merger between two North West trusts is clear to go forward after Monitor judged it posed no threat to competition.
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HSJ LocalCompetition watchdog probes Essex pathology joint venture
COMMERCIAL: The competition watchdog is probing a pathology joint venture between two Essex foundation trusts and a private company.
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NewsThird of CCGs do not plan to retender community services
More than a third of CCGs have no plans to retender their community services, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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HSJ Local
King's to set up vascular surgery service
STRUCTURE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has decided to establish a vascular surgery service, despite a nearby trust already running one.
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HSJ LocalCompetition analysis cleared path for first FT merger
COMMERCIAL: The first foundation trust merger to be cleared by the competition watchdog was passed after other NHS providers were found to be strong competitors in the local health economy.
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HSJ KnowledgeHeatherwood-Frimley Park shows the way through merger process
Pass the test of the law
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NewsExclusive: New health committee chair Sarah Wollaston's first interview
The new chair of the Commons health committee has named whistleblowing, patient safety and the safeguarding of patient records as key areas of attention for the committee under her stewardship, she told HSJ.
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NewsVirgin Care is only GP provider not to respond to FOI request
The British Medical Association has called for freedom of information law to apply equally across all GP providers, after it emerged that Virgin Care was required by its contract with NHS England not to respond to requests.
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NewsSimon Stevens' first interview: the transcript
In in HSJ’s in-depth interview, the NHS England chief executive talks about small hospitals, service reform, NHS funding, competition and much more
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NewsStevens backs patient choice 'wherever possible' in NHS
NHS patients should be free to choose their provider whether public or private, Simon Stevens has said.
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HSJ Knowledge#Transformation2019: A complete rethink of how we deliver care means true integration
An integrated approach between health and social care, and the hospital sector is needed
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NewsExclusive: Dalton unveils plans for hospital reform
Hospital review leader says rewards will encourage higher standards and calls for ‘redeployment’ of management consultant cash
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HSJ LocalMonitor launches North West pathology merger probe
COMMERCIAL: Monitor has launched a competition investigation into a proposed pathology merger in the North West.
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NewsExclusive: Labour inquiry finds 'evidence' for repealing Health Act
An inquiry chaired by an influential Labour MP has concluded that markets in healthcare increase inequalities and that the Health Act 2012 should be repealed.
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HSJ LocalHeatherwood and Frimley Park merger is given go ahead
The proposed acquisition of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Foundation Trust by Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority, the watchdog has announced.
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NewsBurnham: Health Act brings NHS under ‘full glare’ of competition rules
Andy Burnham believes repealing the Health Act 2012 would insulate the NHS from the effect of EU procurement and competition law, he has told HSJ.
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NewsNHS chief will take 'pragmatic' approach to competition
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has told MPs he does not share his predecessor’s concerns that competition law is standing in the way of health service reform.