Posted on November 16, 2009. Filed under: News stories, Social enterprise | Tags: CIC, Foundation Trust, John Lewis, Nene Commissioning, Partnership UK, Provider-commissioner, Social Investment Business |
Pulse | 16 November 2009 Emma Wilkinson takes a look at what social enterprises can do for PBC What is a social enterprise? Social enterprises are businesses, but unlike limited companies that make profits to line the pockets of shareholders, they are driven by environmental or social principles, and surplus funds are reinvested to further [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2009. Filed under: Commissioner, Social enterprise | Tags: Aetna, CIC, Commissioning, PHD |
Aetna UK | accessed 11 November 2009 Aetna UK is dedicated to supporting PCTs and other commissioning authorities to improve patient outcomes and reduce overall costs. Aetna UK combines UK-based operations with U.S. expertise in order to customize solutions for its clients. Being ‘commissioners’ ourselves, we truly understand what it takes to maximise health gain within [...]
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Posted on October 30, 2009. Filed under: Arm's length providers, News stories | Tags: CIC |
Hull & East Riding Mail | 30 October 2009 A judicial review has been called for over NHS Hull’s decision to transfer frontline health services to a social enterprise company. As previously reported in the Mail, the primary care trust (PCT), wants to transfer staff and services, including district nursing and health visiting, to City [...]
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Posted on August 26, 2009. Filed under: GP-led health centres, News stories, Providers | Tags: CIC |
Lancashire Telegraph | By Emma Cruces | 23 August 2009 A NEW GP health centre will bring more services into Blackburn and slash the number of patients per doctor. Partners at Shadsworth Surgery on Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, who have formed a not-for-profit company will now provide an extra surgery for Blackburn in the Mill Hill [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009. Filed under: News stories | Tags: CIC |
Nottingham Evening Post | Nottingham City PCT | 18 August 2009 A COMPANY which supports people in the Armed Forces is to run a new GP practice in Bestwood. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) should sign the contract later this year. The “care community interest company” supports people who are serving or [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: CIC, Privatisation |
Healthcare Republic | 24 July 2009 Primary care services in Hull are being ‘privatised through the back door’, the BMA has warned. NHS Hull is converting its provider arm into a commercial company, provisionally known as the City Health Care Partnership Community Interest Company (CIC). The company will be owned by its staff, and will [...]
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