‘Private’ hospital contract signed
THE contract that will see Newmarket Hospital run by a private company was signed on Friday.
The hospital is part of the community health services currently provided by Suffolk Community Healthcare, which will be formally transferred to multi-national service company Serco by the autumn in a three-year deal worth £159.9 million.
The change is in line with guidance from the Department of Health which stipulates that all primary care trusts, like NHS Suffolk, will no longer directly provide community services and will buy the services instead.
Paul Forden, Serco’s managing director of acute care, said: “We are delighted to have been given this opportunity to deliver NHS community health services and invest in improving the care for people in Suffolk.
“It paves the way for an exciting new delivery model which will place the patient at the heart of the service while empowering clinicians to spend more time caring. By working closely with partners from across the NHS, voluntary and private sector, we believe we can deliver a truly exemplary service which will bring real benefits to the county’s 600,000 patients.”
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