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Monitor an economic regulator in all but name
The government’s changes to the role of Monitor as the health service regulator may be more semantic than substantive.As anticipated, Monitor will remain a...
GP consortia plans tweaked in reforms facelift
David Cameron’s coalition government has been forced to concede to a number of demands relating to its controversial NHS reforms, in particular in the...
Independent providers should look at partnering GPs
Independent providers and GPs should try and overcome their natural suspicions of one another and look at developing partnerships.Ross Clark, a partner at law...
Separate accounts for PPUs to become mandatory
The coalition government has stated that it will require foundation trusts to produce separate accounts for NHS and private-funded services within Private Patient Units...
Circle lists
Circle Holdings Plc, which owns 50.1% of Circle Healthcare Ltd, has listed on London Stock Exchange’s AIM, raising £45.3m in the process.The company issued...
90% of contracts signed
Around 90% of ECN contracts transferred to the new Standard Contract in time for the 1 July deadline despite earlier fears the move could...
New body to serve the interests of private patients
A dedicated body representing the interests of private patients has been launched in a bid to help existing and prospective patients make better informed...
Medihome moves into chemotherapy services
Specialist home healthcare provider Medihome has launched a chemotherapy service as part of its bid to grow and diversify.The service is currently being provided...
Social enterprises may not deliver benefits, warns NAO
The benefits of encouraging social enterprises to run NHS community services may not be realised because primary care trusts failed to spell out their...
IHAS to run independent sector medical appraisal pilot
Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) has been awarded a scheme to run an independent sector medical appraisal pilot in conjunction with partners the Independent...
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