Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) strapped for cash continue to see time and money disappear on lengthy procurement processes open to…
By Irwin Nash and John Lister Hundreds of non-clinical support staff are being forced out of NHS employment by East…
The decision by Bath and NE Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) to award a contract for the…
East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust seems determined to outsource nonclinical support services at Colchester Hospital, 12 years after…
Keen-eyed HSJ reporters have spotted evidence of a sharp uptick in trusts’ use of outsourced (mainly “independent”) providers in England…
Two weeks ago, the Lowdown took a detailed look at the situation of the private healthcare sector. We were seeking…
Analysis from John Lister The massive 25% leap in NHS spending on private providers in 2020-21 appears to have been…
With no long-term NHS workforce strategy on the horizon, the government’s default policy on slashing elective waiting lists – pushing…
The decision by Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) to award a contract to run a well-loved and…