A major provider of inpatient learning disability and mental health services has had one of its hospitals placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission, which raised concerns staff … Read more
Pulse reports that, the grassroots GP campaign group, GP Survival, has called on GPs to boycott working with Babylon until the independent evaluation of its NHS service is complete and … Read more
Babylon, one of Britain’s most prominent digital health start-ups, is trying to raise about $400m, the FT reports. The company spent more than $75m last year on a rapid expansion, … Read more
Digital practice GP at Hand has been cleared to expand into Birmingham, reports the HSJ, following the removal of an objection by NHS England. The Clinical Commissioning Group, which hosts … Read more
Other health services could be jeopardised by the costs associated with the Babylon GP at Hand practice if these are not mitigated, say the host CCG, Hammersmith and Fulhum. The … Read more
The pilot project, Neighbourhood Midwives, was designed to provide a high standard of antenatal, delivery and postnatal care, but suddenly closed 31 January 2019 . Its closure came less than … Read more
A firm profiting from patients who cannot get to an NHS dentist because of cuts is being endorsed by Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Access MyDentist targets areas with big shortages of … Read more
An MP on the health committee said he had received a complaint from a tech company that said it had been “categorically ignored” by the NHS England director at the … Read more
A report produced by the Nuffield Trust and Age UK concludes that there are very few signs that integrated and community care initiatives produce reductions in costs or emergency admissions … Read more
Procurement of urgent treatment centres and GP out-of-hours services across two clinical commissioning groups has been discontinued – because the money on offer was not enough to attract providers. Swale … Read more
A governance review into a troubled clinical commissioning group has highlighted concerns over potential conflicts of interest, a disconnect with local GPs, and estate so poor that a roof caved … 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
A senior official in the UK’s taxpayer-funded National Health Service has sparked fresh controversy over a “revolving door” between the public and private sectors, after she announced her departure for … Read more
The Eastern Daily Press reports that questions have been raised about the numbers of GPs that IC24 had on call in early January 2019. The newspaper has seen an internal … Read more
NHS leaders want Theresa May to scrap Conservative legislation that forces the tendering of contracts for care, in a move which could dramatically reduce privatisation of key health services. In … Read more
Analysis of blood and urine tests currently run across Kent by the NHS could be outsourced to a private company in a move which union bosses warn could put patients … Read more
Pathology services in Kent and Medway could be delivered with a private sector partner or outsourced under options being considered by the area’s four acute trusts. Less urgent pathology services … Read more
Private providers that have been awarded NHS contracts can be one of the following: Charities; Not-for-profit/community enterprises; Privately owned; Companies listed on a public stock exchange These organisations are funded … Read more
The most recent examples of conflict of interest between politicians and private companies gaining contracts in the NHS is contracts issued for PPE and other goods and services during the … Read more
A major issue with private companies being awarded contracts for the NHS is that private companies need to make a profit. The companies have owners and shareholders that demand a … Read more
