All NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG articles – Page 3
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NewsCCGs could be 'forced into wrong decisions' by spending deadline
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG says award of funding is “over shadowed” by challenging timeframe According to the CCG, the 2016-17 allocation of the ETTF must be spent before the end of this financial year. Some CCGs are unable to fund increased rental costs of premises developments, says BMA official ...
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NewsMPs: Services 'likely to suffer' after UnitingCare contract collapse
Services “likely to suffer” in wake of £750m contract breakdown, say MPs “Incompetent, grossly irresponsible” NHS bodies showed business acumen which would “embarrass a child in a sweet shop” NHS England told to address commercial skills gap in NHS after “catalogue of failures” Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning ...
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HSJ LocalAddenbrooke's £140m IT contract hangs in balance
Trust invites bids for £140m contract currently held by Hewlett Packard Enterprise HSJ understands costs are higher than trust originally forecast and are driving deficit Trust says it is “market testing” and supplier is fulfilling contract Cannot comment on finances as “it would impact on potential bids” Cambridge ...
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HSJ LocalHospitals cancel hundreds of appointments after 'critical' tech crash
Two hospitals in the Midlands have had critical internal incidents declared after a major technology failure, which is affecting all trust IT and telecoms systems.
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NewsExclusive: Private firm quits high profile £120m NHS development
Ramsay Healthcare UK pulls out of high profile building project Firm was due to run a 90 bed private hospital on the new complex Partnership with Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust announced in 2013 Ramsey’s decision to withdraw was taken shortly after the EU referendum A private healthcare ...
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NewsCCG and advisers accuse each other over £750m contract collapse
Review lays bare chaotic process which led to £750m contract collapse Cambridgeshire CCG and its advisers blame each other for failure on key issues Concerns raised about process and budget set by CCG to deliver deal NHS England says it will scrutinise big contracts more closely in future ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Vanguard seeks Far East joint venture partner
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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NewsTrust chiefs deny 'low-balling' bid before major contract collapse
UnitingCare providers deny making a knowingly unrealistic bid for £750m contract Trusts, NHS England and CCG accuse previous provider of not being transparent over the service costs Previous provider Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust robustly rejects charge NHS trusts involved in the UnitingCare debacle have denied making a deliberately ...
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NewsNew rules to follow £750m contract debacle and Brexit
There will be a new “checklist” for CCGs and assurance process for providers involved in big contracts Simon Stevens suggests Brexit could offer opportunity to change procurement rules Strategic Projects Team was disbanded because NHS England was “not satisfied with the quality of their work” System leaders are ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Hinchingbrooke names private partner for £150m building project
Plan says “strategic estates partnership” could secure £5m of recurrent income by letting property and managing land use Trust is seeking approval from Treasury and NHS Improvement Strategic estates partnerships are being closely watched by ministers as means for delivering NHS capital project A district general hospital has ...
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NewsUpdated: Strategic Projects Team closed after 'real concerns' emerge
Controversial advisory team “closed down” Move follows SPT being cited in recent critical official reports on collapse of £750m Cambridgeshire contract SPT has been involved in a number of controversial contracts since it was established to advise of the franchising of Hinchingbrooke Hospital in 2009 The NHS’s East ...
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NewsNAO: Major contract collapse reveals 'significant risks' to patients
National Audit Office delivers withering verdict on organisations involved in collapse of £750m Cambridgeshire contract NHS regulation system means patient welfare can “fall between the cracks”, says senior MP There were “important gaps” in the advice provided by the Strategic Projects Team The NHS’s fragmented regulation system is ...
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NewsHost trust quits financially 'fragile' NHS pathology venture
Cambridge University Hospitals pulls out of flagship pathology project it was hosting Trust faces £5m bill to extricate itself from The Pathology Partnership Cambridge says partnership lost £15m last year, costing trust £3.7m Partnership insists it will “evolve” A flagship NHS joint venture has been left reeling after ...
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HSJ LocalCambridgeshire trusts could merge by 2017
Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke to consider merging by April 2017 Outline business case says merging would deliver £9m savings a year The recommendation will be discussed by both trust boards next week Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust and Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust will consider a merger of the ...
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HSJ LocalMost challenged STP footprint gets extra support
Neil Modha was named leader of the sustainability and transformation plan for the area, which HSJ has identified as the most financially challenged in England. CCG has now confirmed he will also step down as STP leader when he leaves the group NHS Improvement heavily involved in the STP’s ...
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NewsMapped: The financial health of every STP area
Some of the 44 new health systems for England could be in such deep financial trouble that they will struggle to plan their way out of deficit, according to policy experts.
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Life after most capable provider
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by our senior correspondent on integration David Williams.
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NewsExclusive: NAO investigates £725m Cambridgeshire contract collapse
National Audit Office is investigating collapse of Cambridgeshire £725m older people’s contract NAO will examine role of national bodies and how contract was designed Investigation follows previous reviews into the collapse carried out by NHS England and CCG The National Audit Office has opened an investigation into the ...
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NewsNHS England to investigate £1.2bn Staffordshire contracts following Cambridgeshire failure
NHS England confirms second stage review of UnitingCare contract failure NHS England to investigate roles of CCG, its advisers and the DH Staffordshire contracts will be among those also reviewed NHS England will investigate two contentious contract tenders as part of the follow-up to last week’s review into ...
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Expert BriefingWhat’s New in Care Models: Competitive tendering at the crossroads
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by our senior correspondent on integration David Williams.