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HC 971 - An Update on Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
出版The Stationery Office, 2015
主題Law / Medical Law & LegislationMedical / Public HealthPolitical Science / Public Policy / Health Care
ISBN021508425X9780215084255
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=IalbCgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The taxpayer has been left exposed by the failure of the Hinchingbrooke franchise according to the Public Accounts Committee's report. In February 2012, Circle took operational control of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust, becoming the first private company to run an NHS hospital. In January 2013, the Committee expressed concerns that Circle's bid to run Hinchingbrooke had not been properly risk assessed and was based on overly optimistic and unachievable savings projections. The Department of Health responded that the NHS Trust Development Authority would monitor progress and take action if the Trust was failing to deliver on its plans to make the hospital financially sustainable. In the event, Circle was not able to make the Trust sustainable and the NHS Trust Development Authority did not take effective action to protect the taxpayer. In January 2015, Circle announced that it intended to withdraw from the contract, just three years into the 10-year franchise. It was clear at the time the franchise was let that the Trust would only survive if it secured substantial savings. The Comptroller and Auditor General's 2012 report highlighted that the savings projected in Circle's bid were unprecedented as a percentage of annual turnover in the NHS.