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,...
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...