FESC

The Framework for procuring External Support for Commissioners (FESC): a practical guide

Posted on June 14, 2009. Filed under: FESC, Reports/papers | Tags: |

Department of Health | Leaflet | 12 June 2009 FESC is a practical and cost effective procurement tool to help primary care trusts (PCTs) address gaps in commissioning capability or capacity by providing easy access to high quality commissioning solutions from pre-qualified and experienced private sector partners. This brochure sets out what FESC is, why [...]

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Exclusive: Half of PCTs use firms to help commission services

Posted on May 21, 2009. Filed under: FESC, News stories | Tags: , |

Healthcare Republic | 20 May 2009 More than half of PCTs used private companies or consultants to help commission services in 2008/9, a GP newspaper investigation has found. In addition, a fifth of PCTs use private companies to develop, write or improve their strategic plans, the investigation shows. Data obtained from 64 PCTs under the [...]

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Aetna Global Benefits coming to the UK

Posted on April 16, 2009. Filed under: FESC, Press/News Releases, Providers |

Private Healthcare UK | April 2007 The international division of one of the largest US health insurers, Aetna, is coming to London. Aetna Global Benefits (AGB) will expand its current operations outside the United States. The intention is to serve the European-based expatriate market, which they say represents an opportunity that more than doubles the [...]

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HSJ commissioning supplement: An in-depth look at FESC

Posted on April 16, 2009. Filed under: FESC, Journals | Tags: , |

Health Services Journal | BY HELEN MOONEY | 1 NOVEMBER, 2007  The Framework for procuring External Support for Commissioners has finally arrived. Launched by the Department of Health at the start of last month after several delays, the government hopes that the framework will usher in a change in the shape and strength of commissioning in the [...]

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