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DH needs substantial increase in independent sector procurement to sustain a viable market

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Healthcare Market News (News) March 2005The Department of Health (DH) will have to double the size of its independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) procurement programme to prevent the collapse of the market, and could have to go well beyond this to achieve full choice, plurality and sustained competition across the NHS. The advice, released last…

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