Consultation launched on tighter regulation of cosmetic procedures

The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation on proposed regulations that would restrict high-risk cosmetic procedures to qualified healthcare professionals,...

Simplyhealth adds online prescribing service through Evaro partnership

Simplyhealth has added a private online prescribing service to its health cash plans through a partnership with digital healthcare provider Evaro, extending access to...

IHPN warns of postcode lottery in NHS eyecare provision

Patients face unequal access to NHS eyecare services because of inconsistent commissioning and referral arrangements, despite spare capacity among independent providers, according to a...

Vitality expands Boots partnership with plans for in-store GP services

Vitality has announced it is expanding its partnership with Boots to increase the range of services offered to its members through the pharmacy chain's...

Poor workforce health costs UK economy £241bn annually, Vitality research finds

Poor workforce health is costing the UK economy an estimated £241bn a year in lost productivity, according to research by insurer Vitality and RAND...

Skin Analytics secures NHS South East rollout across 18 trusts

Skin Analytics has secured a three-year NHS agreement to roll out its AI skin cancer detection technology across 18 trusts in the South East...

Operational inefficiencies costing private healthcare providers up to 20% of revenue, survey finds

More than seven in ten UK private healthcare leaders estimate their organisations are losing between 6% and 20% of potential revenue through operational inefficiencies,...

Practice Plus Group Hospitals partners with Scan.com

Practice Plus Group Hospitals has launched an online diagnostic scan booking service in partnership with Scan.com. Under the deal, patients can self-refer and book selected...

Fonagy Review calls for tighter oversight of independent ADHD and autism providers

The long-awaited review of mental health, ADHD and autism commissioned by former health secretary Wes Streeting has called for neurodevelopmental assessment services delivered through...

Selene Clinical Research opens Birmingham hub as part of six-site UK expansion

Selene Clinical Research has opened a new research centre in Birmingham, the first of six NHS-integrated sites it plans to establish across the UK...