Adult social care reform proposals - what might they mean for providers? By Anna Hart, Louise Watson-Jones, Stan Campbell What does the government’s long-awaited White Paper on adult social care reform mean for…
Health and Care Bill 2021 : the role of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in an ICS By Anne-Marie Gregory, Alistair Robertson, Louise Watson-Jones In this briefing we consider the Integrated Care System (“ICS”) “implementation guidance on…
CMA investigates highly anticipated hospital acquisition By Louise Watson-Jones The UK’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (‘ CMA ’), is currently…
Potential reform to the VAT recovery rules for the NHS By Anne Crofts, Louise Watson-Jones In the Chancellor’s Spring Statement it was announced that in the coming months the government will…
Regulating NHS provider-owned companies – NHS Improvement issues updated guidance By Hamza Drabu, Anne Crofts, Alistair Robertson, Louise Watson-Jones, Anne-Marie Gregory NHSI has now issued guidance (the “ Guidance ”) which is effective from 26 November 2018 …
Estates outsourcing or insourcing in the NHS? By Louise Watson-Jones, Anne Crofts When a contractor goes into liquidation, a replacement contractor will need to be procured by the…
Will this new NHS estates management model improve trust efficiency? By Anne Crofts, Louise Watson-Jones Estates management deals are becoming increasingly sophisticated as trusts continue to strive for…
Contracting for collaboration and efficiency By Charlotte Burnett, Hamza Drabu, Louise Watson-Jones Collaboration means many different things to different people in the NHS…