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Month: March 2004

Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs), March 2004

Posted on March 30, 2004August 8, 2018 by Laurence
The Department of Health (DoH) recently announced that a group of ten ISTCs referred to as the “spine chain” in central and northern England has been awarded to Capio UK the independent group. Mercury, and its parent company Tribal, were awarded only five new ITCs in the South East. There app...
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NHS tariff prices, March 2004

Posted on March 30, 2004August 8, 2018 by Laurence
The new NHS tariffs which have set fixed prices for almost 30 surgical procedures have been announced. It would seem that private sector costs for common operations are some 40 % higher. The Times reported a hip replacement costing on average £4,660 in the NHS but £6,848 privately. Leading hosp...
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the_fipoFIPO@the_fipo·
13 Jan

FIPO's Chairman, Richard Packard responded to @thetimes article in defence of the private sector highlighting that stopping elective surgery would further inundate the NHS and its waiting lists. We should use all resources to hand to cope during #COVID19 #healthcare #surgery

neil orpen@neilorpen

this is important - there is no sense in cancelling private hospital operations ( 50% of which may be NHS patients ) just because it makes. some poor NHS units look bad https://apple.news/A13vjfIBQRSCeyijABPsZ5w

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the_fipoFIPO@the_fipo·
11 Jan

This is unfair to private hospitals+consultants, since they have not been approached to date. FIPO+ @TheLCAssoc will support any initiative 4 private sector to support the NHS. Far better organisation than 1st lockdown=optimised capacity use. #COVID19 #healthcare @IndHealthPN

The Times@thetimes

NHS bosses have criticised private hospitals and doctors in London for continuing to perform non-urgent operations despite the “unthinkable pressures” caused by the pandemic https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/nhs-bosses-criticise-private-hospitals-for-continuing-with-non-urgent-operations-5bb06q29t?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1610302533

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RobinStrideRobin Stride@RobinStride·
8 Jan

Covid jab for private doctors welcomed https://www.independent-practitioner-today.co.uk/2021/01/covid-jab-for-private-doctors-welcomed/

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