Harmoni merger with Thamesdoc
Harmoni website | accessed 27 January 2010 Harmoni is delighted to announce that Thamesdoc GPs have voted unanimously in favour of their Board’s recommended merger with Harmoni. Stephen Price, Chief Executive of Thamesdoc, said “The recent Care Quality Commission interim report highlights the importance of delivering a high quality service where patient care and patient [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Foundation trust pipeline is not blocked, insists DH
Health Service Journal | By David West | 20 August 2009 The Department of Health has denied claims the foundation trust pipeline is “on hold” despite a significant slowing of authorisations. Last year, there were 25 authorisations between January and August; this year there have been 10. Monitor has said it is concerned about the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Foundation trust can acquire GP practice, regulators rule
Health Service Journal | 10 August 2009 A foundation trust’s acquisition of a practice in Sunderland will not create conflicts of interest, the Cooperation and Competition Panel (CCP) has ruled. The integrated care organisation (ICO) pilot will see City Hospitals Sunderland acquire the Church View medical practice to create a ‘vertically integrated’ healthcare system. Organisations [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Integrated care pilot to be investigated
Health Service Journal | By Sally Gainsbury | 16 June 2009 One of the Department of Health’s integrated care pilot schemes is to be investigated by the co-operation and competition panel to see if it breaches merger, choice and competition rules. Under pilot scheme, City Hospitals Sunderland foundation trust plans to merge with a local [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Competition panel looks at NHS provider shift
Health Services Journal | BY HELEN CRUMP | 27 May 2009 The co-operation and competition panel is to investigate plans to transfer a primary care trust provider arm’s services to a foundation trust. The co-operation and competition panel is to investigate plans to transfer a primary care trust provider arm’s services to a foundation trust. The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Potential bidders circle as first NHS trust goes up for grabs
Health Services Journal | BY DAVE WEST | 28 MAY 2009 Twenty-two NHS organisations, including one based 200 miles away, are vying to take over the first trust offered up for competitive takeover. Foundations and trusts from regions including the North West and South West have expressed an interest in acquiring or merging with Bedfordshire and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Integrated care will be tested by only 16 organisations
Health Services Journal | 1 APRIL, 2009 | BY HELEN CRUMP Just 16 organisations have made it onto the Department of Health’s integrated care pilot scheme. The department had originally said it would select around 20 bids from more than 100 applicants. Three strategic health authority areas – NHS South Central, NHS South East Coast and NHS West [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )PCTs demand end to community foundation trust pilot
Health Services Journal | BY HELEN CRUMP | 2 APRIL 2009 Primary care trust provider arms are calling on the Department of Health to drop the community foundation trust pilot scheme and allow them to apply for foundation status on a level playing field. Becoming a community foundation is one of the options in the DH’s [...]
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