Independent sector treatment centres
The King’s Fund | Author: Chris Naylor, Sarah Gregory | Published 1 October 2009 | accessed 9 October 2009 Independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) provide services to NHS patients but are owned and run by organisations outside the NHS. This briefing paper explains why ISTCs were introduced, and how they are funded, staffed and regulated. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Andy Burnham’s preferred bidder pledge questioned
Health Service Journal | BY REBECCA EVANS | 24 September 2009 Questions have been raised over the implications for competition and world class commissioning of health secretary Andy Burnham’s statement that the NHS is the “preferred provider” of services. Previous Department of Health policy had been that “any willing provider” should be considered when commissioningservices. But in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Shaping PCT provider services: The future for community health
King’s Fund | Candace Imison | Published: 23 April 09 Primary care trusts (PCTs) provide a broad and complex range of community-based services. However, the commissioning and management of these services have been a challenge for the NHS and in particular for PCTs. As PCTs provide community health services, there is a potential conflict of interest for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Polyclinics, polycautious
Health Services Journal | BY CANDACE IMISON, JO MAYBIN, CHRIS NAYLOR | 23 JUNE, 2008 The King’s Fund has scrutinised the dream of polyclinics and urges planners to be cautious. By Candace Imison and colleagues Government policy is driving a fundamental shift of care from hospitals to more community-based settings. There is a growing expectation that this [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )King’s Fund bursts the polyclinic plan bubble
Health Services Journal | BY HELEN CRUMP | 5 June 2009 Lord Darzi’s proposals for a shake-up of primary care polarised opinion. This week the King’s Fund attempts to clarify the terms of debate and set out what will work – and what won’t, writes Helen Crump Newspapers have described polyclinics as controversial “super-surgeries” that will put GP [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Under one roof: Will polyclinics deliver integrated care?
King’s Fund | Authors: Candace Imison, Chris Naylor, Jo Maybin | Published 5 June 2008 Government policy is driving a fundamental shift of care from hospitals to more community-based settings. There is a growing expectation that this shift will be supported by the development of a network of new facilities in which primary, community and [...]
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