Circle challenges Nottingham Treatment Centre contract
Circle Health is taking Rushcliffe CCG to court over its decision to award the Nottingham Treatment Centre contract to an NHS trust which is...
Fertility experts urge IVF clinics to share success rates
Fertility experts are calling for IVF clinics to share Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) success rates with patients.
Chair of HFEA, Sally Cheshire...
IHPN launches new interactive map of member services
The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has launched a new interactive map highlighting the services its members provide across the country to both NHS...
Virgin Care cites funding gap as it exits flagship contract
Virgin Care is exiting a flagship contract to provide community services in the West Midlands after talks with commissioners failed to produce a new...
Aviva launches new private medical insurance service
Aviva has launched a new premium private medical insurance service designed to help its corporate clients better control their costs.
The insurer said its new...
NHS competitive tendering worth less than 2% of NHS CCG spending
New research conducted by the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has revealed that the NHS competitively tenders contracts worth less than 2% of overall...
PHIN publishes consultants’ fees
Information on the fees charged by consultants working in private practice has been published today by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN).
PHIN began publishing...
Mental health service rated ‘inadequate’ by CQC
Mental health hospital Meadow Lodge in Chudleigh, Devon, has been rated as ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Inspectors visited the service in February...
Confirmation of funding for Agenda for Change staff is urgently needed says IHPN
The row between NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over the funding of a pay rise for staff in...
Octopus Healthcare raises more than £58m
Octopus Healthcare has raised £58.8m on the back of growing demand from institutional investors for healthcare real estate.
The specialist healthcare real estate investor, which...