BMJ  2003;327:680 (20 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7416.680-b

Letter

The facts about franchising at Good Hope Hospital

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.

EDITOR—The brief news item about Good Hope Hospital does not reflect what is happening here.¹ We are disappointed that the BMJ should depart from its normal standards and mirror the tabloid press in making the story more important than the facts, which is inappropriate in a professional journal.

Good Hope Hospital has not been taken over by Secta. The franchising process has involved us signing a partnership contract with Secta, a consultancy with considerable health experience and part of the Tribal Group. This contract will run for three years and includes the provision of a chief executive and several specific actions that the trust board has deemed necessary to improve performance. The contract will be monitored by a subcommittee of the trust board, and the board will remain in control of the trust's direction.

Many NHS trusts employ consultants from time to time to help them improve the . . . [Full text of this article]

david.churchill@goodhope.nhs.uk

Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust, Sutton Coldfield B75 7RR

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