The concerns of campaigners that the proposals in the NHS White Paper to give statutory powers to “Integrated Care Systems” would lead to private companies sitting on ICS Boards have been proved justified. Virgin … Read more
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This article gives an overview of the failures that have taken place when non-NHS organisations (private and not-for-profit) have been awarded contracts to run NHS services. Failures have taken place … Read more
Contracts in the area of community healthcare can be very complicated, involving many different organisations and different areas of care. The contracts can fail on many levels, including failure of … Read more
An analysis of contract awards published from April 2018 to end of March 2019 found that 74% were awarded to non-NHS organisations, which includes private companies, charities and not-for-profit organisations. … Read more
Frimley Health Foundation Trust and Virgin Care Services Limited have been awarded a five-year contract for adult community services worth £85 million by North East Hampshire and Farnham and Surrey … Read more
The £9.2 billion of NHS budget given to private health providers last year, the highest levels reported, despite Matt Hancock’s pledge to reduce outsourcing of patient care. Virgin Care and … Read more
Mum Lucy Chillery-Watson said she had to google physiotherapy to help her daughter suffering from muscular dystrophy after her NHS-funded physio sessions were stopped. Virgin Care took over the NHS … Read more
Virgin Care has pulled out of a controversial contract with a financially-challenged clinical commissioning group in the West Midlands, HSJ has learned. In a letter sent yesterday, the private provider … Read more
There are a number of issues surrounding accountability, or rather a lack of accountability, for the non-NHS organisations that win contracts. Freedom of Information NHS organisations – trusts, CCGs and … Read more
One consequence of awarding NHS contracts to non-NHS organisations is the appearance of litigation over contracts. Prior to the Health & Social Care Act 2012, litigation occasionally took place between … Read more
One of the most serious affects of outsourcing in the NHS that has been observed is a decline in the quality and safety of care. Quality and safety are linked … Read more
Virgin Care has terminated large parts of a controversial prime provider contract in the West Midlands, HSJ can reveal Following an 18-month dispute with East Staffordshire CCG, Virgin Care has terminated … Read more
Virgin Care is likely to lose a children’s contract worth hundreds of millions of pounds as commissioners are set to name an NHS consortium as preferred bidders. Northern, Eastern and … Read more
Full story in The Guardian, 5 August 2018 Virgin has been awarded almost £2bn worth of NHS contracts over the past five years as Richard Branson’s company has quietly become … Read more
A decision by Lancashire county council to award a £104m contract for children’s healthcare services to Virgin Care has been thrown out after a legal challenge by NHS trusts. A high court … Read more
Virgin Care’s Sutherland Lodge GP practice has been placed in special measures two years after the company took over. The practice has gone from an official rating of “outstanding” to … Read more
Virgin Care has indicated it will bid for an NHS contract to provide children’s community and mental health services in Devon worth at least £259m over seven years, HSJ has learned. The … Read more
Richard Branson’s Virgin Care won a record £1bn of NHS contracts last year, as £3.1bn of health services were privatised despite a government pledge to reduce the proportion of care … Read more
A County Hall decision to award a £104m healthcare contract to the private sector instead of the NHS has sparked a storm of protest in Lancashire. Richard Branson’s Virgin Care … Read more
A legal dispute between Virgin Care and six Surrey clinical commissioning groups has been resolved – with an apparent payment by the NHS to the company. The litigation – over … Read more
