Peterborough and Stamford tender delayed

Monitor has ‘reluctantly’ agreed to a ‘short delay’ in the competitive tender to find a business partner for Peterborough and Stamford NHS Foundation Trust.The...

Craegmoor invests in new mental health service

Craegmoor is opening a new residential service in Sheffield for individuals with mental health needs.Bowden House, which is expected to open later in the...

Patients still not being offered choice

GPs are still failing to offer patients a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment almost a decade after the patient choice initiative...

Bupa strengthens health assessments

Bupa has strengthened the mental health and wellbeing element of its health assessments to help employers tackle the leading causes of sickness absence.In response...

French company buys Nightingale

French private mental healthcare specialist Groupe Sinoué has acquired Florence Nightingale Hospitals Ltd, the UK subsidiary of the Swedish-based Capio Groupe, for an undisclosed...

CHPI report claims private hospital patients put at risk

A report published by the Centre for Health and Public Interest has claimed that patients undergoing operations in private hospitals could be put at...

PSHPC acquires Private Health Partnership

Punter Southall Health & Protection Consulting (PSHPC) has completed its acquisition of The Private Health Partnership (PHP) for an undisclosed sum.The deal strengthens PSHPC’s...

Healthcare organisations relying on asset finance

Research from Siemens’ Financial Services unit (SFS) has found that more healthcare organisations are relying on asset finance to pay for medical equipment as...

Dental plans remain one of most popular benefits

Dental health plans continue to be one of the most sought after employee benefits, according to the Denplan Health and Wellbeing Survey 2014.The survey,...

Patient backlog builds as private providers turn away elective referrals

An NHS trust has claimed it is struggling to clear a backlog of patients due to private providers turning away more than expected.Ashford and...