A new report highlights major problems with London’s healthcare.
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Virgin Health Bank promises fail to live up to expectations
The charitable element of the stem cell storage service has not been taken up by the NHS.
Questions asked about GP property scheme
The National Audit Office to hold talks with MPs after Bureau investigation.
‘No win, no fee’ companies push up rents paid to GPs
Private companies driving up rents paid by NHS for GP surgeries.
Case studies: The GPs profiting from NHS scheme
Department of Health has paid out £2.5bn over five years to GPs to ‘rent’ their surgeries.
Revealed: The GP property scheme costing NHS £630m
A taxpayer-funded scheme is allowing GPs to pocket huge windfalls.
NHS forced to close walk-in health centres because they are ‘too popular’
Patients looking for convenient appointments are over-loading walk-in centres.
Circle plans further NHS hospital takeovers
Private health provider’s ambitions revealed as stock market float raises £45m.
Conflict of interest fears in NHS shakeup plans
One in seven board members of new NHS commissioning bodies have links to a private company.
UNISON warns of two-tier health system as NHS faces MoD penalties
As NHS waiting times increase the MOD demands guarantees its staff receive fast-track treatment.
Bureau investigates, Circle Holdings delays flotation
An investigation by the Bureau revealed growing questions over private health firm Circle Health.
Questions grow over private health firm Circle Health ahead of flotation
Private health provider Circle Health is set to float despite losing lucrative NHS contracts.
£500m paid in botched NHS contracts to private companies
A Labour government scheme to use the private sector in the NHS cost the taxpayer £500m.
Doors close on £50m commuter treatment centres
Four out of six walk-in health centres created in a £50m Labour government scheme, closed.
£217m for operations that never happened
Money wasted paying for operations that did not happen: the “take or pay” element.
Health: Analysed
Analysis: The new health secretary and the £650m private healthcare takeover
Clues point to what sort of Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will be.
Analysis: NHS should take note of OFT investigation
Is regulator's investigation into private healthcare market a warning of things to come in NHS?
Analysis: Will the NHS ever be truly transparent?
The 'duty of candour' policy will make transparency a contractual obligation.
Analysis: Is competition in the NHS aimed at cost saving?
An internal document suggests cost cutting is behind Any Qualified Provider policy.
Analysis: Questions over new cherry picking safeguards for NHS
Will NHS Reform Bill measures put patients at risk?
Analysis: Price competition in the NHS
Why price competition is one of the most controversial aspects of the NHS reforms.
Analysis: Should we be wary of private companies’ involvement in healthcare?
The Bureau asks whether the private sector model can be applied to UK public services.
Health: The Data
Get the data: Walk-in centres in jeopardy
The Bureau has found that many walk-in centres are to be closed or their services reduced.
Get the data: Commuter walk-in centre closures
Walk-in centres created designed to give busy workers better access to healthcare have been closed.
Interactive map: NHS consortia board members’ links to private companies
Interactive map of the NHS's proposed consortia, and board members links to Assura Medical.
Get the data: NHS spent £60m on cancelled healthcare contracts
The DoH paid £60m compensation to private companies when contracts terminated.
Get the data: Bungled contracts force NHS to pay-out £186m
The government is obliged to buy-back ISTC centres at a huge cost to UK taxpayers.
