Mental health assessments pay row. 3 March 2014Last updated at 06:55 ET Detention powers under the Mental Health Act have reached an all-time high NHS England has apologised for delays in paying psychiatrists who carry out assessments to detain people forcibly under the Mental Health Act.
One senior psychiatrist told the BBC he had not been paid for the best part of a year. NHS England said there had been "some issues in the first financial year of the new NHS commissioning system", and that it was "unacceptable that any service provider should have to wait for payment". The dispute over fees comes as use of the sectioning and detention powers under the Mental Health Act in England reaches an all-time high. Dr Ali al-Allaq is a psychiatrist who works in London. He is known as a section 12 doctor - approved under the Mental Health Act to carry out the assessments which can result in people being forcibly detained. 'Emerging crisis' 5 Live Investigates spoke to other doctors who have not been paid since last April.
Capita awarded £110 million NHS Scotland contract - News - outsourcing - sourcingfocus.com. Monday, February 17, 2014 After being selected as the preferred bidder, Capita has now been confirmed as having won the bid for the NHS Scotland network.
The Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) contract, which is valued at £110 million, has been awarded to a partnership consisting of Capita and Updata. The winning bid for the seven year contract was delayed by legal action from BT, who had taken action against perceived failures in the procurement process to correctly select the most competitive bid. Paul Pindar, Capita CEO, said: “This is an important contract win for Capita, placing us at the heart of public service delivery in Scotland and providing us with a platform to offer additional services and build our business here.” Ian Crichton, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) chief executive, said: “I am pleased to announce the award of the SWAN contract to Capita.
NHS Scotland moves forward with preferred bidder nomination Scotland to create national public services network. The destruction of the NHS. I realise that because of my tendency to present lots of facts and conduct rigorous analysis on them, my articles are usually extremely long.
Today I am going to try very hard to write a short and concise article about what is happening to the NHS.Before the Tory party were enabled back into power by the Liberal Democrats, the NHS was one of the most efficient and popular health services in the world. In fact, public satisfaction with the service reached an all-time high immediately before the Tories got their hands on it.Before the election David Cameron lied, and, lied, and lied about his intentions towards the NHS. The Tories are trying to convert the NHS from the public service model to the profit driven US model (even though studies have found the US system to be less efficient than the UK system, despite being the most expensive in the world). Not only are health outcomes much poorer in the US, prices are much higher too. More articles from ANOTHER ANGRY VOICE. Bid to reclaim NHS asbestos costs.
21 February 2014Last updated at 08:44 ET Asbestos has been linked to diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and pleural plaques The medical costs of treating people who suffer from diseases linked to asbestos could be reclaimed under a new bill lodged at Holyrood.
Campaigners have said NHS Scotland spends more than £20m a year diagnosing and treating people from the effects of exposure to asbestos. The bill would allow the NHS to claw back those costs from companies who exposed their workers. It has been lodged by SNP MSP Stuart McMillan. The NHS has been able to recover the costs of treating the victims of accidents since 2003, where an individual made a successful claim against a third party. However this principle does not cover diseases, and campaigners say a new law is needed to include asbestos-related conditions such as mesothelioma. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote It is only just that the employers have to meet the costs of care that result from their negligence”