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
Carillion
A trust hopes to restart construction work on its new hospital in October after the government terminated the private finance contract which funded the project. Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust … Read more
The chairman of the BMA is concerned about the future of the building of two major hospitals previously contracted out to the now liquidated Carillion construction company. He said, “this … Read more
Growing numbers of hospital trusts are transferring staff into newly created private subsidiary firms in a move health unions warn will create a “two-tier workforce” in the NHS. Trusts are … Read more
Contingency plans are in operation across 14 NHS trusts after the collapse of construction and facilities management company Carillion. Staff from NHS Improvement were deployed on Monday at six of … Read more
Andy McDonald, Labour MP for Middlesbrough has voiced concern over the “shoddily-built” £75m Roseberry Park mental health hospital. The hospital only opened seven years ago, but has suffered problems with … Read more
Nurses at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust are having to clean wards after cleaners from a private company in order to maintain standards, the trust board has said. At a meeting … Read more
NHS patients sent for treatment at smaller private hospitals ‘put at risk due to unsafe staffing and facilities’ (Independent: 30 November 2015) Bedford refuses to sign Circle MSK contract (HSJ: 7 November … Read more
