Take on more risk to increase share of health market, private companies told

Posted on June 12, 2009. Filed under: Journals | Tags: , , , |

Health Service Journal | BY HELEN CRUMP | 11 June 2009 Private companies must take on more risk if they want to gain a bigger share of the primary and community care market. Harrow primary care trust chief executive and chair of the London PCTs’ commercial board Sarah Crowther said the perception within the health service [...]

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Necessity – not nicety: A new commercial operating model for the NHS and Department of Health

Posted on May 7, 2009. Filed under: News stories, Reports/papers | Tags: , |

Department of Health | 7 May 2009 Over the coming years, the NHS faces the challenge of continuing to improve the quality, accessibility and range of services for patients while driving efficiency hard and securing better value for money for the taxpayer. Reforms over the past decade – plurality in provision, improved commissioning, greater choice, [...]

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Commerce units will boost NHS market activity

Posted on May 7, 2009. Filed under: Journals | Tags: , |

Health Services Journal | BY HELEN CRUMP | 7 May 2009 A £20m network of around 20 commercial support units will be set up to boost primary care trusts’ efforts to stimulate the market. The Department of Health’s commercial strategy, expected today, confirms that it will axe the commercial directorate and the NHS Purchasing and Supply [...]

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