All Independent providers articles – Page 32
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Comment
Readers' letters − 28 February 2013
Hospedia respond to Noel Plumridge’s criticism of hopsital’s that outsource services, while the role of local councillors in scrutinising the NHS is highlighted
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Supplements
Exception to the rule - an HSJ efficiency supplement
HSJ’s supplement looks at how NHS providers are improving efficiency in the areas of pathology, outsourcing and drugs funding
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News
DH opens door to NHS pension for private sector
Private companies providing NHS services are being allowed access to the NHS pension scheme ahead of anticipated Treasury action to widen eligibility, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGovernment tendering rules will lead to big shake-up in services, lawyers warn
Lawyers have warned that new procurement rules due to come into force in April could see significant changes in the provision of NHS services.
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HSJ KnowledgeLive Q&A: Achieving trust in procurement
The live discussion with Mike Mayers starts on 5 March at 1pm
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CommentCollaboration will improve the ambulance service
NHS and private companies can together create a better service
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NewsAnalysed: One year of Circle at Hinchingbrooke
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing looks at the performance of Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust a year on from Circle taking on running the hospital
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Blogs
Your 18-week waits: December 2012 data
Interactive maps showing where the long-wait pressures are, for NHS and independent sector providers and for commissioners.
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HSJ KnowledgeInformation overload: CCGs and data innovation
Clinicians can use a variety of new data to deliver real change
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CommentCo-payments undermine the NHS's claim to be 'free'
NHS care is not “free at the point of delivery” for patients’ relatives
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News
Foreign patients lucrative for NHS
Foreign patients who seek private treatment in the UK are a lucrative source of income for the NHS, research has found.
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NewsNo tax break for private providers
A health minister has ruled out exempting private companies providing NHS services from paying corporation tax.
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Blogs
Clearing up confusion on commissioning
Clearing up some confusion about commissioning, and a cautionary tale about public sector cooperation with the private sector.
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NewsCircle wins Nottingham contract
Circle has been selected as preferred bidder to provide services from the Nottingham NHS treatment centre for a further five years, the company has announced.
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NewsPrivate sector and trusts vie for £500m pathology contracts
A radical shake-up of community pathology services which will see NHS trusts compete with private firms for contracts worth £500m has taken a major step forward after commissioners started a procurement process.
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Blogs
Helping tomorrow's healthcare innovators to thrive
As Jeremy Hunt sets more technology targets for the NHS, it’s time for the service to both help its own and look to others for the solutions to its problems.
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CommentThe dangers of marketisation
Competition will be a disaster for the NHS’s patients, finances and ethics
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NewsNHS austerity drives income fall for private mental health hospitals
The income of privately-run mental health hospitals fell by 3.3 per cent in 2011, driven by the start of the NHS’s unprecedented savings drive, according to a new report by market analysts Laing & Buisson.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhere next for independent treatment centres?
ISTCS are here to stay – even if as part of a takeover