care founded march 2010 headquarters united kingdom owner virgin group website virgincare.co.uk virgin care is a private provider of services to the national health service in england . it owns 24 gp led provider companies that provide nhs services through networks of gp surgeries ; and community based nhs services . 1 contents 1 history 2 contracts 3 2012 legal challenge 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was known as assura medical from march 2010 until march 2012 . it originated as a division of assura group and a majority share was purchased by virgin group in 2010 setting it up as a separate company . 2 until october 2012 each gp provider company was 50 % owned by the surgery gps and 50 % by virgin ; each gp provider company was run by a board consisting of locally elected gps and one virgin representative . 358 surgeries were listed as being involved in mid 2012 . in october 2012 the company announced that it would be taking over all jointly owned gp provider companies in order to avoid any conflict of interest arising in respect of contracts with clinical commissioning groups . 3 contracts edit in 2012 virgin care won a contract to provide services in dorset at the lyme regis centre for five years . 4 virgin care has a contract to provide community health services in surrey from 2012 until 2017 . 5 this includes the jarvis breast centre in guildford which in october 2014 was subject to an investigation by north west surrey clinical commissioning group after 35 patients were not tested within two weeks of their gp referrals during april and july . 6 virgin care runs the urgent care centre at croydon university hospital under a 6 million contract for three years that started from april 2012 . 7 the company won a 7 year contract worth 270 million for providing long term and elderly care for about 38 000 people with long term health conditions in east staffordshire in march 2015 . 8 community services in part of kent previously provided by kent community health nhs foundation trust were transferred to virgin care by swale ccg and dartford gravesham and swanley ccg in january 2016 in a contract for 18 million a year for the next seven years from april 2016 with an option to extend by a further three years . 9 at the start of 2016 the company was said to have nearly 330 nhs contracts . 2012 legal challenge edit in october 2012 a mother of two children mounted a challenge in the high court against devon county council s decision to award health and social care contracts to virgin care . 10 references edit virgin care ltd . nhs for sale . retrieved 16 november 2014 . http www.virgincare.co.uk about us our history virgin care ltd . nhs for sale . retrieved 16 november 2014 . http www.hsj.co.uk hsj local pcts dorset pct virgin care wins medical centre contract 5049900 . article http www.nwsurreyccg.nhs.uk what we do whoweworkwith pages virgincare.aspx virgin clinic probed over large number of waiting time breaches . health service journal . 27 october 2014 . retrieved 24 november 2014 . http insidecroydon.com 2013 11 21 watchdog demands urgent meeting with virgin over mayday virgin healthcare handed 270 million contract for long term care in east staffordshire . burton mail . 31 march 2015 . retrieved 3 april 2015 . virgin care takes over sheppey and sittingbourne hospitals . kent on line . 13 january 2016 . retrieved 14 january 2016 . mother challenges virgin care takeover of mental health service . the guardian . london . external links edit official website v t e virgin group assets lifestyle active balloon flights books care casino experience days games gaming health bank pure voucher electric racing wines travel america atlantic vacations virgin australia holdings australia regional virgin samoa tigerair australia cruises galactic holidays travel city direct hotels chicago limited edition natirar necker roof gardens ulusaba limobike oceanic trains west coast east coast music megastores records 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