Leaked NHS document reveals government plan to rely on nursing associates
A NHS document leaked to the Health Service Journal and The Independent reveals government plans to use cheaper and unqualified … Read more
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Body parts scandal: firm stripped of NHS contracts
Full story in The Guardian, 9 October 2018 Healthcare Environment Services (HES) has been stripped of NHS contracts after hundreds … Read more
Fraud in the NHS could have paid for 40,000 nurses
Full story in The Times, 8 October 2018 Fraud costs the NHS £1.29 billion every year, according to the health … Read more
£300m STP tech framework published after six month delay
Full story in the HSJ, 27 September 2018 A framework for giving suppliers access to an estimated £300m of new … Read more
Virgin awarded almost £2bn of NHS contracts in the past five years
Full story in The Guardian, 5 August 2018 Virgin has been awarded almost £2bn worth of NHS contracts over the … Read more
Jeremy Hunt leaves health secretary role as culture secretary takes over
Jeremy Hunt has been appointed foreign secretary, with digital, culture, media and sport secretary Matt Hancock named as his successor … Read more
Deep concerns about the ACO contract remain unaddressed
Full article in The HSJ, 3 April 2018 Government policy on Accountable Care Organisations remains confused and confusing. The Health … Read more
Campaigners hail victory as ‘back door privatisation’ NHS bodies are delayed
Daily Mirror – 7 February 2018 NHS campaigners have hailed victory after a reform they claim could be a … Read more
Delays and name change for second wave of ‘accountable care systems’
Delays and name change for second wave of ‘accountable care systems’ Full story in The HSJ, 29 January 2018 The … Read more
Broomfield Hospital visited by Jeremy Hunt amid protests over hospital merger plans
Full story in Essex Live 19 January 2018 Health secretary Jeremy Hunt was heckled when he visited Broomfield Hospital amid … Read more