Halton CCG has abandoned a procurement process for contracts worth £25m following the threat of legal action by local NHS organisations. The CCG had chosen as its preferred bidder to … Read more
On a busy road in Fulham, West London, between the Pizza Go-Go and the A-Z Wine Mart, stands England’s fastest-growing GP surgery. In April 2017, the Lillie Road Medical Centre … Read more
The IMH Group will withdraw from primary care in Swindon after months of complaints and technical problems at five Swindon clinics. The Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group confirmed that Integral Medical … Read more
The CCG hosting GP at Hand has unveiled plans to cut urgent care centre hours due to its ‘very challenging financial position’. NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG is reportedly facing … Read more
General practices in west London have warned that they risk a patient exodus to Babylon’s GP at Hand service, after local commissioners approved plans to cut the practices’ own funding … Read more
GP at Hand’s controversial video consultation service has never been inspected by the CQC despite signing up more than 45,000 NHS patients and preparing to expand to a second major … Read more
Patient numbers at the digital-first Babylon GP at Hand practice have surged over the last month following a London-wide advertising campaign by the service, local CCG board papers have revealed. … Read more
The NHS App designed to be a digital “front door” for all NHS patients is unable to connect with any current providers of online GP consultations, HSJ can reveal. A leaked NHS … Read more
A grassroots GP campaign group has called on GPs to boycott working with Babylon until the independent evaluation of its NHS service is complete and the ‘full impact’ of the … Read more
Babylon, one of Britain’s most prominent tech start-ups, is trying to raise about $400m after spending more than $75m last year on its rapid expansion and after hopes that SoftBank … Read more
Controversial digital practice GP at Hand has been cleared to expand into its second city after NHS England lifted its objection. Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group, which hosts GP … Read more
The costs associated with the Babylon GP at Hand practice could ‘jeopardise’ other health services if not mitigated, according to the CCG which hosts the online GP service. NHS Hammersmith and … Read more
Private online GP provider Push Doctor has partnered with two primary care networks in Birmingham, giving 88,000 NHS patients access to video consultations. In the announcement today, Push Doctor said … Read more
Some London CCGs are contesting being charged a fee for patients in their areas that have signed up to Babylon GP at Hand. CCGs were told to ‘set aside’ money … Read more
One of the most serious affects of outsourcing in the NHS that has been observed is a decline in quality of care and safety issues. Quality and safety are linked … Read more
Four clinical commissioning groups have appointed new organisations to run GP out of hours services after the collapse of multiple contracts held by Allied Healthcare and its subsidiaries. Last week, out … Read more
Thousands of patients could be left without GP out of hours services after a cash-strapped private provider said it would cease operations by the end of the month. Primecare, a … Read more
All safety restrictions on the type of patients GP at Hand can deliver care to have been lifted following a review by NHS England. The list of conditions previously deemed … Read more
Profit-driven firms are squeezing traditional GPs out of running family doctor services because of rules that NHS bosses and ministers both believe harm patient care, the Observer can reveal. Doctors, MPs and campaigners have … Read more
A watchdog has banned adverts for a smartphone app that promises to let patients “see an NHS GP in minutes for free”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told the … Read more
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