1 AUGUST 2012 To challenge or not to challenge? the automatic suspension of a contract award Under the procurement regulations, where the award of a contract is challenged, the award of the contract will be automatically suspended. However in the recent case of Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Newcastle Primary Care Trust [2012] the court... Read more Share this article
1 AUGUST 2012 Trust faces huge legal bill after criminal conviction - implications for commissioners as well as providers Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust has been fined and ordered to pay costs of almost £500,000 after being convicted of Health & Safety offences following the murder of a care home worker by a mental health patient. Share this article
1 AUGUST 2012 Kings Fund publish paper on the future of quality assurance in the post Mid-Staffs world In anticipation of this the Kings Fund has published a paper looking at how the system of quality assurance needs to evolve to reduce the likelihood of quality failings in the future. Share this article
1 AUGUST 2012 Chair of Healthwatch England appointed Anna Bradley has been appointed as the first chair of Healthwatch England. Healthwatch England will formally launch on 1 October 2012, with local Healthwatch bodies following on 1 April 2013. Share this article
1 AUGUST 2012 NICE COF Indicator Programme Published NICE has now published its COF indicator programme. As the NICE website says The COF will allow the NHS Commissioning Board to identify the contribution of clinical commissioning groups to achieving the priorities for health improvement in the NHS Outcomes Framework while also being accountable to patients and local communities. Share this article
1 AUGUST 2012 Patient Engagement The NHS Institute has published an engagement resource that states that all commissioners of health services should set out what is required when engaging patients carers and the public in decisions about health service provision. Share this article
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