Everyone’s a winner at LaingBuisson’s Awards

Despite seemingly being every party’s favourite political football, the great and the good of UK independent healthcare were in attendance on 8 October as LaingBuisson hosted its eighth Independent Healthcare Awards.

Business case – HMn meets Steven Laitner

GP and public health adviser, Steven Laitner, talks to Healthcare Market News about NHS commissioning and the accountable lead provider modelQTell us a bit...

Legally speaking – Using SIBs to fund innovation in care

The first Social Impact Bond (SIB) was launched in the UK in 2010 and since then numerous bodies have examined how this financing method...

Business case – HMn meets Fiona Booth

HMn talks to Fiona Booth, chief executive of the Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations (AIHO)QCan you outline the history to Association of Independent Healthcare...

Legally speaking – Competition review

Alexandra Von Westerhagen offers an analysis of what the CC?report means for the sectorThe Competition Commission (CC) published its provisional findings in relation to...

Ethical marketing in private practice

Tingy Simoes, who looks after BAAPs examines how cosmetic surgery can be marketed in an ethical wayPublic relations, ironically, has a PR problem. Although there...

St Andrew’s reveals its work on care pathways outlines its teaching and research...

St Andrew’s model of recoveryAt St Andrew’s there is a charity-wide focus on recovery as an integral part of its drive for excellence. The national...

William Laing examines how NHS reform is affecting the mental healthcare sector

‘The NHS reforms implemented on 1 April marked a major move towards centralisation of procurement of secure and other specialised mental health hospital services...

Youth recovery

St Andrew’s is trialling care pathways for 13-18 year olds to help them move towards regaining a meaningful life – here we find out...