10 OCTOBER 2013 Monitor consults on 2014/15 NHS payment system The Department of Health's former responsibility for the national tariff has been passed to Monitor and NHS England this year. Under their joint arrangements NHS England will determine the groups of health care services and Monitor will sets the prices and rules for those groups in 2014/15. Read more Share this article
POSTED BY HELEN PRANDY | 9 OCTOBER 2013 Automatic Suspension Not Lifted ... Sort Of It seems that there are still some procurement exercises underway which were begun before the implementation of the Remedies Directive in 2009. A procurement by Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) was one of those procurements. Share this article
2 OCTOBER 2013 An OJEU free education for all? ... the debate continues ... Whether Universities are in or out of the public procurement regime is a continuing source of debate ... if the views of today's delegates at an education sector conference are anything to go by. So what's the fuss all about? Share this article
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 2 OCTOBER 2013 Government has declined to back down over the use of patient confidential data for commissioning The government's response accepts all the recommendations of the review outlined in Dame Fiona's report of 26 April 2013 though a substantial amount of work has to be done and clear guidance formulated. Share this article
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 2 OCTOBER 2013 Monitor reports its findings into price setting for NHS- funded care Monitor reports that local commissioners face a number of challenges in contracting for services that deliver better quality care for patients without a national price. Some of the challenges to effective local contracting include... Share this article
2 OCTOBER 2013 Update on Monitor's first investigation under the NHS Procurement Regulations Monitor has stated that it will be focusing on whether NHS England has complied with the Regulations rather than looking at the actions of the North of England Specialised Commissioning Group (the SCG) under the previous Principles and Rules for Co-operation and Competition. Share this article
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