Many patients are not being given enough choice by their local NHS trust when it comes to routine elective care, a review finds. The review, by the Coop...
Posts Tagged ‘Competition’
Lansley opens up NHS services to competition
By Mike Broad - July 20th, 2011
Patients will be offered greater choice following the opening up of more than £1bn of NHS services to competition in England, the government has claimed. ...
Nick Clegg to oppose NHS competition regulator
BBC Health - May 18th, 2011
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will oppose the idea of a regulator promoting competition as part of NHS reforms. It places him in opposition to Health S...
Don’t be a “slave to competition”, NHS told
BBC Health - May 5th, 2011
The government must not become a "slave to competition" over the NHS, the ex-head of the health regulator says. Anna Walker said competition had an impo...
PCTs accused of bias against private sector
BBC Health - March 29th, 2011
Evidence is emerging that some PCTs are rebelling against plans to create greater competition in the NHS. Many English trusts are introducing steps that...
The case for total opposition to the Health Bill
By Clive Peedell, consultant oncologist and co-chair of NHSCA - March 10th, 2011
Recent surveys of the profession by the King’s Fund, the RCGP and the BMA have all shown that the majority of doctors do not support the reforms and do n...
Preferred provider rule faces more challenge
By Francesca Robinson - March 12th, 2010
The Office of Fair Trading has been asked to investigate the government’s policy that NHS organisations should be the 'preferred provider' of care. The ...
