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Cromwell Hospital introduces Aquablation therapy

Bupa-owned Cromwell Hospital in London has introduced Aquablation therapy - a minimally invasive procedure that uses a robotically controlled waterjet to treat a symptomatic...

Fortius Clinic to hold international sports injury conference

Orthopaedic group Fortius Clinic will be holding its third international sports injury conference on 6 and 7 November.  Taking place over two days at the...

PHIN to publish data on consultants in July

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is asking consultants working in private practice to approve their data on the number of procedures they have...

NHS activity in independent hospitals associated with shorter stays and lower readmission rates

NHS funded surgery that takes place in independent sector hospitals is associated with shorter stay lengths and lower readmission rates, according to new research...

Bupa Global launches virtual GP service for SME and corporate customers

Bupa Global has launched a digital GP service for employees and their families living overseas. Global Virtual Care offers on-demand appointments via video or telephone on a...

MPs urge government to plug the ‘regulatory gap’ in non-surgical aesthetic treatments

MPs have called on the government to act urgently to ‘plug the regulatory gap’ in the non-surgical aesthetic treatments sector. Publishing its report into botox,...
People encouraged to raise care concerns

Health and care system in ‘gridlock’ as patients unable to access key services

The health and care system in England is ‘gridlocked’ and no longer able to operate effectively, the CQC said today. In its annual health check...

HCA Healthcare UK invests £7m in robotic surgery systems

HCA Healthcare UK has become the UK’s largest independent sector provider of robotic surgery following a £7m investment in four new da Vinci Xi...

HCA Wellington Hospital launches Mako Robotic Arm

HCA’s Wellington Hospital has launched its new Mako Robotic Arm for full and partial knee and hip replacement surgery. The system can assist surgeons...

MPS Foundation to fund patient safety research

Medical defence organisation the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has launched a global research initiative aimed at driving patient safety in the private healthcare and...