Care UK chief hits out at renewal process as ITC contracts expire
Posted on January 21, 2010. Filed under: ISTC, News stories, Providers | Tags: Care UK, Circle, Interhealth, Netcare, Ramsay |
Health Service Journal | 21 JANUARY 2010 | BY ALISON MOORE The process for renewing contracts for the first independent treatment centres has been described as a “pig’s ear” by the chief executive of the largest independent provider in that sector. Ten of the “first wave” contracts are due to expire in the next six months – [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Lib Dems and Tories turn both barrels on Burnham over private sector block
Posted on January 18, 2010. Filed under: News stories, Providers | Tags: Circle, Competition |
Pulse | By Gareth Iacobucci | 18 January 2010 The Liberal Democrats have joined the Tories in condemning health secretary Andy Burnham’s pledge to treat the NHS as the ‘preferred provider’. Speaking at private firm Circle Health’s conference in Bath last week, Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb said the move to give NHS providers at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )John Lewis checked out in NHS productivity drive
Posted on December 3, 2009. Filed under: News stories | Tags: Circle, John Lewis |
Health Service Journal | Alison Moore | 3 December 2009 Politicians of all hues are talking about public services being owned by staff – like John Lewis – to increase productivity. Alison Moore examines how this might work and, where staff cannot hold shares, whether just a sense of ownership is enough John Lewis has [...]
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