HFEA renews calls for women to be offered three cycles of IVF
The Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA) has renewed calls for NHS commissioners to offer three cycles of IVF to women under 40.
The move...
BMI to close East Sussex hospital
BMI Healthcare has announced it will close its Esperance Hospital in Eastbourne, East Sussex, next month.
The 52-bed hospital will cease provision of all surgical...
Advanced Oncotherapy announces positive results from study
Advanced Oncotherapy, the developer of a next-generation proton therapy system for cancer treatment, has announced positive results from its comparative study which further demonstrates...
CQC commissions review into regulation of Whorlton Hall
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has commissioned David Noble to undertake an independent review into how it dealt with concerns raised by a former...
Independent hospitals must do more to demonstrate quality, says PHIN
Too many independent sector hospitals are still not providing enough information on the quality of services they provide, the chair of the Private Healthcare...
Fall in demand for cosmetic surgery as non-invasive procedures continue to gain ground
Leading cosmetic surgeons are calling for tighter regulation of non-invasive cosmetic treatments as new figures indicate some patients are choosing procedures such as Botox...
The London Doctors Clinic to open new centre
Private GP practice the London Doctors Clinic (LDC) will be opening a new clinic in Wandsworth in June.
Wandsworth Medical will be offering LDC...
More than a quarter of patients de-registered from GP at Hand
One in four (28%) patients have de-registered from Babylon GP at Hand since July 2017, according to Ipsos Mori analysis.
Reasons put forward by patients...
Panorama exposé leads to ten arrests
Ten people have been arrested in connection with alleged abuse of patients at Whorlton Hall - a specialist 17-bed unit for people with learning...
Matt Hancock launches GP IT Futures contract
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock has launched a GP IT Futures contract as he looks to create a...