28 APRIL 2013 Section 75 debate: the outcome The Regulations state by implication - that commissioners will be expected to advertise contracts where there is more that one provider capable of providing the services. Please see earlier blogs dated 22 February 14 and 23 March for more information. Read more Share this article
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 25 APRIL 2013 Suffolk GP practices decide to federate It is likely that more GP practices will consider the benefits of operating in federations as practices look to reduce costs and increase income. Share this article
POSTED BY HELEN PRANDY | 23 APRIL 2013 Disclosure of documents in procurement disputes In a recent case before the High Court the judge ruled that an aggrieved bidder could obtain early disclosure of specific documents which might enable it to take an informed view of the evaluation process and for pre action disclosure of documents relating to the letting of an interim contract. Share this article
22 APRIL 2013 More uncertainty over the NHS Competition Regulations Last month saw the government publish the revised NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulation 2013. Share this article
18 APRIL 2013 More data sharing issues for CCGs and CSUs to grapple with The NHS Health Research Authority granted NHS England a conditional approval to process data for secondary uses on 5 April. The approval is an exemption under section 251 of the NHS Act 2006, and extends the permissions that had previously been in place for the DH, PCTs and SHAs for three months. Share this article
18 APRIL 2013 Commissioners be aware - contract alert issued by NHS England They have realised that the table of Never Events in the NHS Standard Contract 2013/2014 published earlier this year does not set out which Never Events apply to care homes. Share this article
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 18 APRIL 2013 Responsible Commissioner: making sense of the new rules and guidance We have produced a briefing to cut through the pages of small print and sets out where CCGs will stand in the new world order when it comes to planning and securing services for patients. Share this article
18 APRIL 2013 Revised framework for serious incident management in the NHS NHSE has now published a revised framework for serious incident management in the NHS. Share this article
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 18 APRIL 2013 Revised NHS Constitution published Now CCGs NHS England and Health Education England (HEE) have a statutory duty to 'promote' the Constitution. Since the publication of the Francis report a system-wide approach is crucial to the improvement of care across the NHS. Share this article
14 APRIL 2013 Mainstreaming equality considerations in procurement New guidance has been published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to help commissioners and procurers in considering how to ensure compliance with their public sector equality duty (PESD) obligations at different stages of the procurement lifecycle. Share this article
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