The Department of Health has launched a procurement drive to set up a framework of organisations to help primary care trust provider arms become social enterprises.
The department is hoping to recruit a panel of business support providers to offer PCTs “tailored support that is unlikely to be available from within the PCT itself”.
A DH spokeswoman said there was no value for the tender as support would be commissioned by PCTs.
An investigation has revealed some of the highest interim manager payments by NHS trusts, including a chief operating officer who cost his trust the equivalent of £700,000 per year.
Health Education England has exceeded its target for GP training for the first time, the health secretary has announced.
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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