All NHS co-operation and competition panel articles – Page 2
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NewsOFT moves to extend its jurisdiction over NHS mergers
The Office of Fair Trading has moved to take over responsibility for assessing mergers between NHS trusts and foundation trusts, in a development which could have significant implications for the “pipeline” of aspirant FTs.
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NewsCompetition Commission to review first FT merger
Merger between Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Poole Hospital FTs in the spotlight
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HSJ Local
NHS Cornwall may have acted anti-competitively
COMMERCIAL: The Co-operation and Competition Panel has found NHS Cornwall may have broken rules on competition and choice in arranging inpatient care for patients with learning disabilities.
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HSJ LocalProvider sparks probe into placement claim
COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust is refusing to fund placements at a privately run facility for patients with learning disabilities because of its proximity to the site of a scandal-hit NHS hospital, it has been claimed.
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NewsOFT begins scrutiny of merger plans
The Office of Fair Trading has begun a formal review examining what it predicts will be the “first of a number” of mergers between foundation trusts.
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NewsCompetition watchdog clears merger of Kent trusts
The NHS Co-operation and Competition Panel has approved the merger of two Kent acute trusts despite concluding it offered “no benefits” to offset its costs to patients and taxpayers.
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HSJ LocalNorth Cumbria takeover deadline pushed back to 2013-14
STRUCTURE: The deadline for Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust’s planned acquisition of North Cumbria University Hospital has been pushed back by four months, into the next financial year.
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NewsDH unveils licensing and competition plans
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor will have the power to direct commissioners to “withdraw or vary” tenders that breach competition rules, under regulations proposed by the Department of Health.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to make it to merger
Trusts can boost their chances of success when merger proposals are considered
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CommentThe argument over NHS competition isn't settled yet
How strong is the evidence in support of increased competition in the NHS? The question was raised again last week, with the publication of a paper by the NHS Co-operation and Competition Panel.
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NewsDH to consult on extent of regulator's powers
The Department of Health will consult next month on rules setting out when regulator Monitor can intervene to prevent anti-competitive behaviour by clinical commissioning groups or the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsExclusive: CCP research suggests competition improves hospital services
Research by the NHS Cooperation and Competition Panel, shared exclusively with HSJ, claims to provide new insight into the mechanism by which competitive pressure improves hospital services.
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Competition panel to probe referral management
The NHS Cooperation and Competition Panel has begun a probe of the competition implications of providers operating systems to manage patient referrals.
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NewsWatchdog backs merger of Ealing and North West London hospitals
The health service’s competition watchdog has cleared proposals for a merger of NHS trusts Ealing Hospital and North West London Hospitals.
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NewsConflict of interest concerns in new Monitor role - report
There are “a number” of potential conflicts between Monitor’s new responsibilities to enable integrated healthcare and to prevent anti-competitive behaviour, a new report prepared for the regulator concedes.
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HSJ Local
South West Ambulance FT seeks opportunities in Hampshire
COMMERCIAL: South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is exploring the possibility of running out of hours services in Hampshire.
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HSJ LocalBlocking dialysis contract could risk EU law challenge, trust warns DH
COMMERCIAL: The Department of Health has been warned that forcing Nottingham University Hospitals Trust to reconsider its recent award of a dialysis contract could place the government “in conflict” with international competition law.
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HSJ Local
CCP to investigate ambulance merger
STRUCTURE: The Co-operation and Competition panel has begun its consideration of the proposed merger between South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust and Great Western Ambulance Service.
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NewsExclusive: OFT to rule on foundation trust merger
The first ever merger between two foundation trusts is to be scrutinised for its impact on competition by the Office of Fair Trading, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCompetition panel to advise on CCG conflict of interest regulation
Providers are likely to have to complain to the NHS Commissioning Board before approaching Monitor with concerns about clinical commissioning groups’ conflicts of interest, HSJ has been told.