8/1/2025 8:30:07 AM Commissioner lessons from the frontline: Provider Selection Regime in practice By Amy Callahan-Page As the NHS Provider Selection Regime (PSR) continues to reshape how healthcare services are commissioned, a growing body of case reviews...
8/1/2025 8:20:21 AM Provider Selection Regime in practice: Six key tips for providers By Amy Callahan-Page As the NHS Provider Selection Regime (PSR) continues to reshape how healthcare services are commissioned, a growing body of case reviews...
3/12/2025 2:45:50 PM Administrative oversights can have significant impact of patient health By Christopher Frankling A recent BBC article has highlighted issues for over 5,000 patients who did not receive routine screening letters from the NHS, for a...
3/3/2025 9:18:17 AM Innovation in care By Emma Watt LaingBuisson's recent Social Care Summit NORTH and Innovation in Care brought together leaders across health, care, commissioning and the...
2/7/2025 3:38:09 PM Updates to the NHS Standard Contract 2025/26 By Emma Watt The NHS Standard Contract is the contractual basis on which Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) contract for all healthcare services other than...
10/2/2024 8:51:36 AM When is a Swiss Army knife not the right tool? By Christopher Frankling Recent whistleblowers have reported an alarming history of patients being injured during surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS...
9/10/2024 1:28:43 PM National framework for commissioning care and support: code of practice By Emma Watt The Welsh Government has published a new Code of Practice (the Code) which came into effect on 1 September and applies principles and...
8/15/2024 11:27:01 AM The impact of ambulance delays By Christopher Frankling Receiving urgent medical attention when it is needed can make the difference between life and death or severely reduced outcomes for...
7/29/2024 9:30:30 AM Latest Ockenden enquiry findings published By Anthony Collins The Guardian recently covered the Ockenden enquiry, a review of almost 2,000 maternity cases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS...
5/17/2024 8:14:43 AM Ambitious, under-funded and unfulfilled: ten years of the Care Act 2014 By Emma Watt The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a report analysing the extent to which the Care Act 2014 (the Act) has achieved its...
3/26/2024 9:49:02 AM Who watches the watchdog? By Christopher Frankling A recent BBC article has highlighted an instance where hospital consultants have raised concerns about patient safety, overcrowding and...
6/17/2022 8:28:01 AM How ambulance wait times affect patients By Ann Houghton How long a person waits for an ambulance can be the difference between life and death. Sometimes it doesn't make a difference: it might...