It was a heartbreaking moment. Tearful jury members embraced a bereaved mother after hearing how her 14-year- old daughter had died neglected at the Priory Ticehurst House hospital in East Sussex, one … Read more
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An out of hours provider has been forced to end provision of services across the East Midlands after it announced it intends to file for administration. Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services … Read more
Vital primary care support services are in “meltdown” after NHS England contracted them out to Capita last year, prompting anger among providers toward the contractor and the national body. The … Read more
The GPC has told NHS managers that every practice should be compensated for the significant extra workload they have had to take on as a result of the ‘systematic failure’ … Read more
A 16,000 patient practice has been left on a short-term interim contract after six of the seven APMS providers invited by NHS England to tender for the contract pulled out … Read more
Hundreds of patients including people with cancer and kidney failure have missed important appointments for treatment because ambulances did not arrive to take them to hospital, after privatisation of NHS … Read more
NHS England has paid £165,000 for a contract that has seen a private provider carry out just one out-of-area GP patient home visit and 18 phone consultations since last July. … Read more
Patients are facing an uncertain future after a private company that runs health care services in east Cleveland revealed it was in financial difficulty. The future of Marske Medical Centre is in … Read more
A GP federation providing APMS services for 37,000 patients has gone into administration after running into financial difficulties leaving local GPs thousands of pounds out of pocket. Danum Medical Services … Read more
The controversial Cambridgeshire older people’s services contract collapsed because the provider expected to be paid substantially more than had been agreed in the deal, an audit has found. The investigation … Read more
NHS England has raised “grave concerns” and demanded action on the financial position of the clinical commissioning group reeling from the collapse of the £800m UnitingCare Partnership contract, HSJ has learned. The … Read more
NHS privatisation in England has increased dramatically since the Health and Social Care Act was passed in 2012. The most recent official figures show that in 2013-14 the NHS paid £6.6bn to … Read more
An NHS contract worth £750m that collapsed in December after just eight months was effectively signed off by the regulator and NHS England, despite questions about its viability. The contract – the … Read more
The long-awaited arrival of John Lewis to Brighton city centre may have the unintended consequence of leaving 11,500 patients looking for a new GP. The Argus has learned that The … Read more
The future care of 11,400 residents has been thrown into doubt after a health group announced it would stop running five GP surgeries. The Practice Group has announced its intention … Read more
Private APMS provider has three practices put in special measures by CQC (Pulse: 7 May 2015) Opening general practice to private providers ‘may have worsened patient care’ (Pulse: 24 April 2015) NHS … Read more
Landmark £800m outcomes based contract collapses after eight months (HSJ: 3 December 2015) MPs round on ambulance firm Arriva after revelation it wrongly claimed £1.5m in bonuses (Manchester Evening News: 3 November … Read more
Nottingham dermatology privatisation ‘unmitigated disaster’ (4 June 2015: BBC News) Potential risk of private contract to Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust laid out in impact assessment (Health Investor: 7 January 2015) “Appalling” … Read more
Dozens of people have been left with impaired vision, pain and discomfort after undergoing operations provided by a private healthcare company at the Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Somerset. The … Read more
