All articles by Jack Serle – Page 6
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CCG cancels contract extension after private equity buys Virgin Care
West Country commissioners will not extend their contract with the firm formerly known as Virgin Care, citing concerns about ‘ongoing contractual and financial risks’ arising from the firm’s takeover by a private equity firm.
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Big hospitals warn NHSE of dangers of ICS takeover
Moving specialised services commissioning from NHS England to integrated care systems risks fragmenting provision, creating post-code lotteries and diluting quality and expertise, a group representing some of the largest tertiary trusts has told NHS England.
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Majority of ICSs admit purchasing plans still work in progress two months before launch
Most integrated care systems have not appointed a procurement lead despite NHS England directing the new local bodies to have a dedicated director in place by April, an HSJ analysis suggests.
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NHSE tightens control over trusts’ tech procurement
NHS England has cut the number of procurement frameworks for digital and IT products by a third, as part of a purchasing shake-up.
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Trust chair dies unexpectedly
The chair of a major trust in the North West has died at the age of 72.
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Procurement of PPE, diagnostics and medical devices to be in-housed by national agency
The national supply chain agency will bring management of significant areas of NHS spend in-house on a permanent basis in a major overhaul of its operating model, HSJ has been told.
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Chair transplanted from CQC to national blood and donor service
The Care Quality Commission’s outgoing chair has been appointed the new chair of the NHS Blood and Transplant service.
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Fourth NHS agency to be led by City figure
The government agency that provides back-office business services across the NHS has appointed a former banker as its new chair.
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Trusts locked into Russian gas contracts for another year
Several NHS trusts will remain locked into contracts with Russian energy giant Gazprom until April 2023, HSJ understands.
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Health leaders hit out at firms for continuing Russia links
Simon Stevens and Jeremy Hunt have hit out at companies with NHS links which continue to trade with Russia.
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Ditching Russian gas could leave the NHS with a huge bill
The health secretary’s order for the NHS to excise Russian and Belarusian firms from its supply chain this week came with an acknowledgement that it may not be immediately possible to end contracts with suppliers.
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NHS must remove Russian firms from its supply chain ASAP
NHS trusts must exit any contracts they have with Russian and Belarussian suppliers ‘as soon as practically possible’, Sajid Javid has instructed.
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Health secretary calls on NHS to stop buying Russian gas
The health secretary has told the NHS to stop using the UK arm of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom as a gas supplier.
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Stevens: Gazprom contracts mean NHS funding Russia’s ‘dictatorial regime’
The NHS’ purchase of gas from Russian state owned energy company Gazprom means it is in effect funding ‘dictatorial regimes… engaged in acts of aggression,’ according to former chief executive of NHS England Lord Simon Stevens.
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Acute CEO retiring after major trust turnaround
The chief executive of one of the largest acute trusts in England has announced she will step down later this year.
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DHSC rebukes NHS staff for misusing procurement system
The government has rebuked NHS staff for misusing its e-procurement system Atamis to ‘test supplier experience’.
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NHSE to spend up to £42m on management consultants for elective recovery
NHS England will fund integrated care systems to spend up to £42m on management consultancy help with their elective recovery plans this year, it has confirmed.
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NHS England appoints medical director for secondary care and transformation
Vin Diwakar has been made medical director for secondary care in the new national transformation directorate, HSJ has learned.
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DHSC made ‘irregular’ payments worth £1.3bn, reveals Treasury
The Treasury has flagged ‘irregular’ spending by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS worth £1.3bn, including £150m on a consultancy contract it did not approve.
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‘Calm and determined’ CEO to retire
The chief executive who brought leadership stability to an historically troubled acute trust in the East of England has announced her retirement.