Mental health hospital for adolescents placed into special measures
St Andrew’s Healthcare Adolescent Service in Northamptonshire has been placed into special measures following an inspection, which rated it as ‘inadequate’.
Inspectors, who visited the...
IHPN seeks feedback on Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework
The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) is asking independent providers for feedback on its forthcoming Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework (MPAF), due for launch at...
‘Integrated care will only work for patients if all services are integrated,’ says IHPN...
David Hare, chief executive officer of the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN), has written a letter to all sustainability and transformation partnerships (STP) and...
Bupa Cromwell installs da Vinci X Robot
Bupa Cromwell Hospital has installed a da Vinci X Robot to assist surgeons performing complex surgical procedures.
The da Vinci system, which enables surgeons...
Young people advised to go private as CAMHS eligibility tightens
GPs are advising parents of young people with mental health problems to seek private treatment as increasing numbers of referrals are rejected by CAMHS.
A...
St Andrew’s announces plans to scale back CAMHS provision
St Andrew’s Healthcare (STAH) today announced plans to dramatically scale back its child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) concerns raised by the CQC.
The...
Liva enters new partnership in Trafford
Digital health provider Liva Healthcare has entered into a new partnership to provide health and lifestyle coaching to vulnerable patient groups in Trafford.
The collaboration...
Private hospitals can resume some electives as Covid-19 surge eases
Independent hospitals have been given the go-ahead to resume some private and elective surgery after NHS England (NHSE) triggered a ‘de-escalation’ clause in the...
Hospital providers warned not to pass on additional costs to self-pay patients
Self-pay demand could rebound as independent hospitals reopen to private patients and NHS waiting lists lengthen but hospital providers could face tough decisions over...
GenesisCare offers pioneering treatment to eligible NHS patients
Specialist cancer care provider GenesisCare is collaborating with the University of Oxford to pioneer a new radiotherapy for NHS patients with localised pancreatic cancer.
The...
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