GP workforce ‘deterioration’ will hinder plan to move hospital care into practices
The ‘ongoing deterioration’ of the GP workforce will seriously hinder the Government’s plan to move care out of hospitals and … Read more
STPs
Health secretary asked to halt £1bn community services tender
An MP has asked health secretary Matt Hancock to halt the “potentially disastrous” procurement of community services worth more than … Read more
Plans for Dudley’s integrated care trust delayed by a year
The creation of the NHS’ first integrated care trust has been delayed until 2020, due to the complexity of the … Read more
Plans to relocate stroke services could face judicial review
Controversial plans to halve the number of hospitals admitting stroke patients in Kent and Medway could face judicial review after … Read more
Preferred bidder named for controversial £450m contract
Full story in The HSJ, 31 October 2018 A London trust has been named as the preferred bidder for a … Read more
STPs to create new five year plans
The STP areas have been told to create new five-year plans by autumn 2019, which should set out how services … Read more
Southend Council refers £118m plan for Southend, Basildon and Broomfield hospitals to health secretary
Full story in the Braintree and Witham Times, 10 October 2018 Plans to reshape healthcare in south Essex are in … Read more
Contract extended over ‘integrated provider’ court case
Full story in The HSJ, 2 October 2018 A community provider’s contract has been extended by four months, pending a … Read more
STP plans major stroke reconfiguration
Full story in the HSJ, 1 October 2018 Norfolk and Waveney sustainability and transformation partnership is drawing up plans for … Read more
Eight trusts tender £2bn pathology contract amid network shake-up
Full story in HSJ, 20 September 2018 An NHS pathology contract worth more than £2bn has been put on the … Read more