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
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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
The demolition of Heatherwood Hospital has been approved with redevelopment to go ahead
Full story at InYourArea 11 January 2018 After years of uncertainty councillors have agreed to demolish Heatherwood Hospital. First used … Read more
Simon Stevens names the first ‘accountable care systems’
Simon Stevens has announced the first eight “accountable care systems”, saying they will be given control of up to £450m … Read more
Revealed: scale of hospital staff shortages in top Tory areas
The maternity unit at the main hospital used by Theresa May’s local constituents is so severely understaffed that wards are … Read more
NHS calls on public to back proposed Sunningdale medical centre
DOCTORS have called on residents to end an eight year long debate by supporting plans for a new medical centre. … Read more
Frimley Health NHS Trust spent more than £38.6m on agency and contract staff in 2015/16
The Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust spent more than £38.6 million on agency and contract staff in the year 2015/16. … Read more
STPs clash over possible ‘repatriation’ of services
Two sustainability and transformation plan areas are in disagreement over a plan to reconfigure cardiovascular services, with one key provider … Read more
Frimley assures no major services are facing the axe
FRIMLEY Health NHS Foundation Trust has given its reassurance that major services do not face the axe, after BBC analysis … Read more
CCG cuts to smoking services will only exacerbate soaring care costs, says APPG
Smoking is costing local authorities and individuals an enormous £1.4bn in social care costs to cover the growing needs of … Read more