BMA condemns ‘astonishing’ £94m extension to Capita PCSE contract
Capita has won a three-year extension to its contract for running Primary Care Support England (PCSE) worth £94m, in a move condemned as ‘astonishing and disappointing’ by the BMA.
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Capita has won a three-year extension to its contract for running Primary Care Support England (PCSE) worth £94m, in a move condemned as ‘astonishing and disappointing’ by the BMA.
Capita has won a three-year extension to its contract for running Primary Care Support England (PCSE) worth £94m, in a move condemned as ‘astonishing and disappointing’ by the BMA.
Campaigners are awaiting a ruling on a High Court challenge over a US-backed takeover of GP surgeries in London.
Campaigners are awaiting a ruling on a High Court challenge over a US-backed takeover of GP surgeries in London.
A judicial review into the takeover of dozens of NHS GP practices by a US-backed company will begin early in 2022 after campaigners raised tens of thousands of pounds to support legal action.
Labour has urged the government to halt the ‘stealth privatisation’ of dozens of GP practices taken over by a US health insurance company that now provides general practice for 500,000 NHS patients.
CCGs could be stripped of their commissioning role under plans set out by NHS England, with their functions transferred to integrated care systems (ICSs) across the country.