All Independent providers articles – Page 36
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NewsHospital trust asks DH to back franchise proposals
George Eliot Hospital Trust has applied for Department of Health permission to franchise its management.
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CommentTrusts need to face up to the reality of mergers
Deloitte expert Phil Lobb on merger and acquisition solutions.
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HSJ Local
Sussex neuro centre gains charity accreditation
PERFORMANCE: An independent specialist neuro rehabilitation centre in Sussex has received charity accreditation for its services.
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HSJ Knowledge
How the government can promote the value of social enterprise
Social enterprises must be dealt a fair hand, says Ross Griffiths.
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NewsExclusive: Monitor to launch major review of barriers to NHS competition
Future “sector regulator” for healthcare Monitor will tomorrow issue a call for evidence for a major review of all barriers to a “level playing field” for competing providers of NHS-funded healthcare, HSJ has learned.
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NewsLegal right to choice would give providers 'confidence', says Cabinet Office
A top civil servant has argued that government moves to make choice in health services a statutory right would give more confidence to innovative provider organisations.
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HSJ Local
Suffolk OOH services rated 'good'
PERFORMANCE: Out-of-hours services in Suffolk have been judged to be good after being scrutinised by two county councillors - despite concerns that changes to the service would affect patients.
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HSJ Local
Suffolk services set to transfer to Serco in Oct
COMMERCIAL: Community services in Suffolk will transfer to Serco in October, with a contract likely to be signed in the next month and a three month mobilisation period.
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CommentMichael White: Burns resumes battle with NHS procurement
The private sector is not a magic wand.
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NewsLawyers warn largest foundation trust it could face German tax bill
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has been advised it could face a significant tax-bill from the German authorities.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: levelling the provider playing field
HSJ’s financial columnist on ‘sharks’, ‘ugly sisters’ and social enterprise.
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NewsCircle asks investors for £46m to support NHS expansion plans
Private healthcare provider Circle has reported a pre-tax loss of £32.9m for 2011 and announced plans to raise around £46m through the issue of around 68m new shares to institutional investors.
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NewsSocial enterprises face losing core contracts
Social enterprises set up by former NHS staff must improve their commercial skills or risk losing their contracts in the next two or three years, a key Department of Health official has told HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Public pressure led to PCT inspection, MP claims
PERFORMANCE: Pressure from patients and politicians helped to create a review of the out-of-hours medical service offered to people in Cornwall, according to an MP.
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NewsDH unveils plans for increased competition in diagnostics and mental health
The Department of Health has unveiled its strategy for extending competition from any qualified provider to new areas of NHS care, including mental health and diagnostic tests.
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HSJ Local
Plan to double radiotherapy service in Sussex
PERFORMANCE: NHS organisations in Sussex have announced plans to more than double radiotherapy provision by 2014, with the help of the private sector.
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LeaderWe should expect more questions than answers from good leaders
Health leaders will need to adopt a new style.
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NewsExpand independent sector provision, says 'most powerful' hospital chief
The NHS’s most powerful hospital trust chief executive has used a HSJ interview to call for an expansion of independent sector provision.
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NewsNew infection threats emerging to replace MRSA and C difficile
A third of healthcare associated infections are now caused by bacteria that need to be tackled with different infection control techniques to MRSA and C difficile, a report has warned.
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NewsRCN chief 'fears' for commissioners negotiating with private sector
NHS commissioners will be “taken to the cleaners” by private sector providers, the head of the Royal College of Nursing has claimed.