Bupa partners with Cromwell and HCA hospitals to launch specialist bowel cancer centres
Bupa UK Insurance has partnered with HCA Healthcare UK and Bupa’s Cromwell Hospital to roll out a network of Specialist Centres for bowel cancer.
The...
PMI admissions driving record growth in private patient activity
The number of private pay admissions funded by PMI continues to climb as demand for self-pay plateaus, according to data released today by the...
Staffordshire hospitals placed in Special Measures for Covid failings
Two mental health hospitals operated by the John Munroe Group have been rated inadequate by the CQC after it found they had failed to...
Recovery from long Covid hampered by lack of access to rehabilitation
There is stark regional variation in access to NHS services for the treatment of long Covid, according to analysis by Nuffield Health.
Data published by...
MHRA approves London-based psychedelic drug trial
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority has approved a new clinical trial to test whether psychedelic drugs can treat major depressive disorder.
A novel...
Waiting times review must not dilute standards, warn MPs
MPs have warned NHS England (NHSE) not to use its review of waiting times to ‘water down’ standards and make failing targets easier to...
Independent hospitals must do more to demonstrate quality, says PHIN
Too many independent sector hospitals are still not providing enough information on the quality of services they provide, the chair of the Private Healthcare...
Healthcode unveils sector-wide online booking system
Healthcare technology specialist Healthcode is launching a universal online appointment booking system for the private healthcare sector.
Known as ICE (integrated channel exchange), the new service...
PHP portfolio grows to €100m
Primary Health Properties (PHP) has bought three primary care centres in the Republic of Ireland, taking the gross value of its Irish portfolio to...
Renaiss Health to launch with first post-operative rehab centre in London
A new recovery-based healthcare company is launching in London with plans to develop a chain of private short-stay health centres focused on the post-operative...