Major new report shows young people more likely to pay for private healthcare
Younger people aged 18 to 24 are the age group most likely to have used private healthcare, according to new research published today by...
Vision for community services needs more focus in face of pressures
Independent sector providers play a vital role in the delivery of community health services, but lack of good data, funding and staffing pressures and...
Cygnet set for further expansion following Nottinghamshire opening
Mental health hospital provider Cygnet Health Care has officially opened its new 44-bed hospital in Nottinghamshire.
Cygnet Hospital Sherwood is an extension to the company’s...
CQC calls for action on workforce as demand for children’s mental services spirals
A record half a million children and young people were waiting to access or were undergoing mental health treatment in November 2023, but many...
UK’s first proton beam centre approved
Proton Partners International (PPI) has received approval from The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales to treat patients with proton beam therapy at its Rutherford Cancer Centre...
NHS spending £1.46bn a year on temporary nurses
The NHS is spending £1.46bn a year on temporary nurses amid staffing shortages, a study by The Open University has found.
Based on freedom of...
NHS elective surgery waiting lists reach 500,000 patients
The number of NHS patients waiting longer than the 18-week referral to treatment target for elective surgery reached 500,000 people at the end of...
Harley Street Clinic invests in brain cancer technology in UK first
HCA’s Harley Street Clinic has acquired a medical device designed to treat patients with aggressive and complex brain tumours previously considered untreatable.
Clinical trials for...
Private providers could benefit from waiting list backlog
NHS Improvement (NHSI) is to publish fresh guidance to trusts about managing their elective surgery capacity, amid reports that the health service could send...
Vitality launches workplace wellness scheme
VitalityHealth has launched a new workplace wellbeing programme that uses former UK athletes to help deliver workshops deigned to inspire employees to lead healthier...
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