embed the private sector throughout the NHS, for example, increasing dependence on firms accredited by NHSE to develop ICSs (the Health Systems Support Framework), including many global corporations. One such firm, Centene, is a US health insurance company which now owns GP surge...
The author reflects on the National Health Service 2012-2013 outcomes framework in Great Britain. He states that the said framework is designed to ensure that local commissioning groups focus on patient outcomes instead of the process used to achieve it. He mentions that the framework has increased...
The success or otherwise of the Government's plans depends heavily not only achieving support from the various professions but also on good information systems being in place. IT will not by‐pass health care. Airlines, banks, travel agents, hotels, supermarkets, British Rail and libraries have ...
It is yet to be seen whether these reforms will represent a transfer of existing commissioning responsibilities to a new set of organisations operating within a broadly familiar framework, or if a radical change in our understanding and experience of the NHS will transform the healthcare commissionin...
Health Innovation South West focuses on the development and evaluation of solutions aimed at improving health services and addressing healthcare inequalities. The company collaborates with various partners to implement innovations and support the adoption of new approaches in healthcare. It was founded in...
Bringing the entire NHS buying power to the table has provided a wide-ranging commercial framework, providing eligible NHS organisations a valuable deal, and saving the health service millions of pounds annually. “This is a further great example of the NHS using our collective buying power to se...
This mass-scale project was undertaken in partnership with NHS Digital, Avanade and Microsoft. The outcome?A robust cloud-based frameworkthat meets the collaboration challenge while helping the NHS better address the UK’s healthcare needs.
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Considerable central efforts have been made to support providers to make efficiencies. For example, through the Quality Improvement and Innovation Programme (QIPP) initiative at the Department of Health (DH), and through the work of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, for example in ...
Healthwatch[3] has cancelled their planned public meetings. Given that one of the reasons stated in the care.data CCG selection process was support from local patient groups including Healthwatch, this appears poor public relations. It almost wouldn’t matter, but in addition to the practicalities...