An independent non-party think tank promoting a vision of health and social care based on accountability and the public interest
An independent non-party think tank promoting a vision of health and social care based on accountability and the public interest
The CHPI welcomes today’s letter from the Secretary of State to the private hospital sector which aims at reducing patient safety risks across the sector.
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Taken together, the collapse of Carillion and the National Audit Office’s report on the legacy of PFI and PF2 should be the final nails in the coffin of the use of private finance to fund public infrastructure projects. But what can we do about existing contracts?
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Based on evidence from an extensive review of CQC inspection reports of 177 private hospitals in England, this report identifies serious risks to patient safety in the current private hospital business model.
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A 3-minute video summary of how PFI affects the NHS, based on the findings of our latest report.
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This report looks at the significant profits made by PFI companies from NHS contracts over the last 6 years.
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The June 2017 Conservative manifesto contained a statement which looks like marking the end of a long-running and highly charged debate about how healthcare should be delivered. So do we at CHPI feel vindicated?
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In this report, we look at the less-than-expected growth in NHS treatment of private patients since the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, and consider whether the practice has been an effective means of generating additional revenues, and how it might impact on the availability of care for NHS patients.
Based on evidence from an extensive review of CQC inspection reports of 177 private hospitals in England, this report identifies serious risks to patient safety in the current private hospital business model.
This report looks at the significant profits made by PFI companies from NHS contracts over the last 6 years.
The June 2017 Conservative manifesto contained a statement which looks like marking the end of a long-running and highly charged debate about how healthcare should be delivered. So do we at CHPI feel vindicated?
This analysis identifies five key questions to be asked of each of England’s 44 Sustainability and Transformation Plans.
The time has come for the NHS corporately, and referring clinicians individually, to consider their own responsibility for the safety of NHS patients in private settings.
Jonathan Tomlinson considers the competing pressures faced by GPs in their role as gatekeepers to other NHS services.
It is arguable that Spire Parkway and/or its employees could be held criminally accountable for an offence under section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006.
Our take on the latest CQC report on Independent Acute Hospitals.