Published on 12 July 2010, the Department of Health White Paper sets out a new strategy for the NHS in England to put patients first, improve patient choice and healthcare outcomes, empower professionals and providers within the NHS, cut bureaucracy and improve efficiency. Eve Piffaretti considers the impact on the Board of regulatory functions.

Gayle Curry considers what the White Paper published in July 2010 "Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS" means for GPs.

A presentation to summarise the Regulations and remedies, author John Conder

The new acute contract contains new provisions that are designed to help you manage the provision of good quality services for patients. We strongly recommend that you read them, negotiate your Quality Requirements for 2010/11 with them in mind and then actively manage the contract, month on month to deal with performance issues as they arise.

The final draft of the Regulations implementing the Remedies Directive was laid before Parliament last Thursday and will come into force on 20th December 2009. The new Regulations will necessitate major changes in the way procuring authorities run tender processes.

A key Morgan Cole client operating at the forefront of the inset appointments market, Independent Water Networks Limited (IWN), has been granted a number of inset appointments in the water sector and has entered into bulk supply and discharge agreements with incumbent suppliers.