Civica acquires Warwick International Computing Systems

Civica UK Limited, Civica’s wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired occupational health cloud software firm, Warwick International Computing Systems Limited. The firm uses analytical tools to...

Cygnet to open mental health hospital for women

Cygnet Health Care plans to open a mental health hospital for women next year. Cygnet Nield House in Crewe, Cheshire, will be a 30-bed facility...

Rutherford Cancer Centres opens first site in the South East

Rutherford Cancer Centres has opened its third specialist proton beam therapy site, in Reading Berkshire. The Rutherford Cancer Centre Thames Valley is the company's first...

Interim CEOs in place at HCA hospitals

Interim chief executives have been put in place at The Harley Street Clinic and The Portland Hospital. HCA Healthcare UK, which operates the hospitals, confirmed...

BMI Albyn Hospital introduces robotic-arm assisted surgery

BMI Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen has introduced robotic-arm assisted joint replacement surgery. The Stryker Mako system offers patients across Scotland an alternative to traditional methods...

BMI first private hospital to use NHS electronic record

BMI Healthcare has become the first independent hospital group in the UK to introduce the Summary Care Record (SCR) for NHS patients receiving care...

Cygnet mental health hospital placed into special measures

Cygnet Hospital Wyke has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following two separate inspections, with further enforcement action being considered. The healthcare...

Health Secretary announces £250m investment in AI

A new National Artificial Intelligence Lab that will use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the health and lives of patients is...

Liva Healthcare announces new programme

Digital health coaching platform Liva Healthcare has partnered with Westbank Community Health and Social Care on a new programme for Healthier Living Partnership and...

RedArc opens new specialist mental health department

RedArc Nurses has announced that it has established a new mental health department. Patients will continue to be supported by a single dedicated nurse adviser,...