Tech firm takes CCGs to court over ‘unlawful’ contract award
A US-backed tech firm has taken three clinical commissioning groups to court after claiming they ‘unlawfully’ awarded a contract to another company.
£100m deficit ‘real danger’ to STP’s covid recovery
A £106m deficit across the councils in a South West health system presents a “real danger” to the next phase of its covid-19 response, a local health chief has told HSJ.
Former council leader to chair South West health system
A new independent chair has been appointed to the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire health and care system.
Batch of CCG mergers approved for next year
NHS England has approved a first tranche of clinical commissioning group mergers for April 2020, but has declined to say which ones.
HSJ Partnership Awards 2019: Consultancy Partnership of the Year
WINNER: 2020 Delivery and Portsmouth Hospitals Trust: Urgent Care Performance and Culture Change
Three CCGs appoint single CEO
Three clinical commissioning groups in the South West have appointed a single chief executive, who will also lead their sustainability and transformation partnership.
CCGs reveal large backlogs of death reviews
NHS England has been urged to dramatically increase its funding for reviews of learning disability deaths, as clinical commissioning groups have revealed large backlogs with their investigations
Early cancer diagnosis rates drop in several areas
The proportion of cancers being diagnosed at an early stage has dropped in several areas across England, according to recently released data.
Former chief of several trusts to lead advanced STP
A former trust chief executive has been appointed leader of a sustainability and transformation partnership covering two counties in the South West.
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Commissioners insist Virgin Care will make no 'margin' on Bath contract
COMMERICAL: A CCG and council in the South West have claimed Virgin Care will make no “margin” on a community services contract it has been chosen as the preferred bidder for.
Virgin Care preferred bidder for £69m community services contract
COMMERCIAL: Virgin Care has been selected as preferred bidder to provide community services in Bath and north east Somerset covering a current annual expenditure of £69.2m.
Deep South: A trio of inspection reports
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
Exclusive: GP groups cover most of England but ‘lack ambition and priorities’
Four fifths of clinical commissioning groups have at least one large scale GP provider group in their area, according to information collected by HSJ.
Chief executive and directors leave mental health trust
WORKFORCE: The chief executive and two non-executive directors of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust have resigned.
Somerset commissioners propose single health and social care budget
STRUCTURE: Commissioners across Bath and north east Somerset plan to create a pooled budget across health and social care as part of a review into community services in the region.
Virgin in running for Bristol children’s community services contract
COMMERCIAL: Virgin Care Services is in the running to be the interim provider of children’s community services in Bristol and south Gloucestershire, after the incumbent NHS provider announced it would end its contract in March.
111 and urgent care contracts go to social enterprise
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners have awarded contracts to provide Somerset’s GP out of hours and NHS 111 services to a social enterprise.