Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services Limited appoints administrators from FRP advisory, following termination of services as the GP network provider to the NHS faced cashflow problems
Chris Stirland and John Lowe, partners at FRP advisory, have been appointed as joint administrators of Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services (CNCS) after it has ended services with the other Clinical Commissioning groups (CCGs) of East Leicestershire & Rutland, West Leicestershire, Leicester City, Newark & Sherwood and Mansfield & Ashfield.
By Friday 13 May, CNCS had terminated all contracts with the CCGs and new arrangements had been drawn up between the CCGs and other providers.
Due to cashflow problems, before the arrival of administrators, CNCS was unable to provide the services required by the standards of the NHS. The organisation, which was headquartered in Mansfield, provided delivery services, walk-in services, care home support and carer support services in Mansfield and Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood and Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
The advisers have been working closely with CNCS to ensure that solid, experienced providers were found in order to continue the former services of CNCS for the public.
Before administration, CNCS had 190 GPs and 151 healthcare workers ranging from primary care doctors, nurses and care home support staff. Most of these have been kept on by the various other providers however; the rest of the staff based at its headquarters will be made redundant.
Chris Stirland, joint administrator and partner at FRP Advisory, said: “Prior to administration CNCS had faced acute financial pressure and the Company worked with care commissioners to ensure strong alternative providers were in place to provide a continuity of service for the public, with access to care for patients at the heart of that process.”
“As administrators our priority remains in assisting all those involved with the now completed handover of services with patient care remaining the paramount driver of that process. We shall consult with the company’s remaining staff as we seek to realise assets in the interest of creditors.”
Previously, in November 2015, Shropshire’s CCG had to take special measures and appoint a team in order to improve their financial status.
It was predicted that the CCG would finish the year with more than a £10m deficit and were forced to work with the NHS to improve their financial position.
