All Independent providers articles – Page 75
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HSJ Knowledge
Special report: PCT futures
In December, HSJran the PCT Futures conference in London, bringing together a wide range of speakers from government, primary care and the independent sector. In this special report we examine some of the main themes to emerge, from the complex arguments around splitting commissioning ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Special report on ISTCs: Opportunity knocks
Independent sector involvement in the NHS has sparked fierce criticism. But consultants Andy Mullins and colleagues argue that it will be a catalyst for the innovation needed to ensure the long-term survival of the service
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Comment
Michael White on politics
'Some Labour MPs suspect the NHS could have run more such centres just as well'
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News
DoH to name preferred bidders for diagnostic scans
The Department of Health is set to announce that it has reached preferred bidder stage on two contracts to provide NHS patients with 90 million PET/CT diagnostic scans over the next five years.Alliance Medical is preferred bidder for a contract which will cover the North of England and will provide ...
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News
Independent providers opened up to public scrutiny
The Healthcare Commission has launched a new web service that provides patients and the public with information about performance in independent acute hospitals, mental health units and independent sector treatment centres.Healthcare Commission chief executive Anna Walker, said: 'We want to make sure that patients have access to information about the ...
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News
Operating framework: updated principles put new emphasis on dignity
The Department of Health is consulting on a set of 10 principles to which all NHS organisations and contractors must sign up.
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News
Comment: Why a US management guru has vital questions for the NHS
'Michael Porter's book has caught the imagination of many of the most influential voices in NHS reform and has been occupying minds at the highest level throughout this year.'
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News
Independent provider quality indicators put online
Independent healthcare provider BUPA has published its clinical and service quality indicators online. The information includes infection, readmission and return to theatre rates.For more information click here
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News
Independent centre deals abandoned
The Department of Health is set to abandon a large swathe of its independent treatment centre programme more than a year after it invited providers to bid for the lucrative deals, HSJhas learned.
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News
Peter Mason on social enterprise - the new punk rock?
'Social enterprises have crashed onto the scene with the same energy and style as punk rockers, the new kids on the block full of passion and hope'
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News
New role for former Audit Commission chair
James Strachan, until recently chairman of the Audit Commission, has been appointed a non-executive director of Care UK PLC.One of the largest health and social care providers in the UK, Care UK operates 90 community-based care homes, runs a range of primary care services including GP out of hours services ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Legal briefing: preparing for strike action
Managers should take heed of the first national strike to hit NHS service for 18 years to learn lessons for the future
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News
Push to publish clinical data
The Department of Health is to look at ways of providing clinical outcome information for independent treatment centres. The government's response to the Commons health select committee's report on ITCs conceded that without robust information on clinical quality, patients cannot make an informed choice.
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News
LINks to get scrutiny role
Local Involvement Networks will be given a legal right to inspect NHS, social care, voluntary and independent sector organisations, health minister Rosie Winterton said this week.
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News
PCTs encouraged to embrace new providers
Health minister Lord Warner has urged the NHS to open up family doctor services to new providers in a drive to tackle inequalities, improve access to GPs and offer patients a greater choice of practice.Speaking to primary care trust executives at the National Association of Primary Care conference he said: ...
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News
Government responds to report on ITCs
The government has published its response to the Commons health select committee's report on independent treatment centres.The committee's report criticised the role of ITCs and said their performance had been variable.In its response the Department of Health has promised to provide more information to patients on which to base their ...
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News
Private finance guidance for trusts published
New draft guidance which will help NHS trusts select, evaluate and appoint private sector bidders in private finance schemes has been published by the Department of Health.The guidance has been developed in conjunction with the Treasury, private sector contractors and managers of NHS organisations that have been through private finance ...
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News
Response to NHS charges report
The Department of Health has published its response to July's Commons health select committee report on NHS charging. The response covers charges levied on patients and families for prescription dental charges, sight tests, additional charges for some clinical services, assistance with transport costs and charges ...
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Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald on GPs and commissioning
'Strategic health authorities and GPs must represent the best interests of the citizen and patient... However, they face some pretty daunting challenges'