Archive for February, 2012
Competition panel ruling leaves GPs open to conflict of interest challenge
Pulse | By Andrew McNicoll | 08 Feb 2012 Exclusive: GPs are being warned they are likely to face a series of challenges to commissioning decisions they make under the Government’s NHS reforms after a competition watchdog ruled being a GP partner at a practice was a significant conflict of interest. RELATED ARTICLES CCGs handed indicative baseline [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Private firm closes flagship GP practice in north London
Pulse | By Andrew McNicoll | 07 Feb 2012 Exclusive: GP practices in north London have been told they must absorb 4,700 patients in the next two months after the leading private health provider The Practice Plc announced it will close a high-profile GP practice less than a year after taking over the service. RELATED ARTICLES UnitedHealth [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Darzi centre gets stay of execution after PCT found in breach of competition rules
Pulse | By Andrew McNicoll | 01 Feb 2012 An under threat Darzi centre has been given a stay of execution, after the NHS competition watchdog ruled that PCT bosses breached conflict of interest rules by enlisting GPs with ‘vested interests’ - including the local CCG chair – to lead a consultation on the centre’s possible closure. [...]
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