Mental health patients still sent away

NHS mental health trusts are sending an increasing number of patients to hospitals away from their local area.Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information...

More work needed to evaluate START

Researchers from St Andrew's Academic Centre have said that more work is needed to help mental health professionals assess risks such as self-neglect and...

Occupancy upturn for specialist care

The Colliers Care Homes Review for the first six months of 2014 found that occupancy in specialist care homes has increased for the first...

Ramsay bids for Generale de Santé

Ramsay Health Care is looking to increase its European footprint with a majority stake in French hospital group Generale de Santé.Ramsay Santé, a joint...

Healthcare at Home pledges to improve delivery

Specialist home healthcare provider Healthcare at Home has pledged to improve its medication delivery systems following an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism...

New mental health stats

Statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre have revealed that just under 60% of people aged 18-69 who were being treated under...

Building Bridges to acute care at home

Private investment firm announced last month that it is backing ORLA Healthcare, a new providers of acute medical homecare.ORLA’s Hospital at Home service gives...

St Anthony’s transaction completes

Spire announced today that it has completed the acquisition of St Anthony’s Hospital from the Trustees of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege.Spire...

Stephen Collier to step down as head of GHG

Stephen Collier is stepping down as chief executive of General Healthcare Group at the end of this year.A trained barrister, Mr Collier has been...

NHS work continues to bolster revenues at BMI

BMI Healthcare has reported a 4.4% rise in revenue to £446.8m for the last six months thanks to continuing increases in NHS activity.As it...