Surgeons call cosmetic recommendations a wasted opportunity

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) condemned the lack of action by the Department of Health on improving safety in cosmetic surgery following Sir Bruce’s Keogh’s review of the sector in the wake of the PIP implants scandal.

Children treated on adult mental health wards

Children are still being treated in adult psychiatric units miles from home despite a pledge by the Department of Health to stop the practice...

Serco announces new CEO

Outsourcing firm Serco announced today that it had appointed Rupert Soames OBE as group chief executive.Mr Soames, who is currently chief executive of FTSE100...

NHS activity continues to fuel growth at Ramsay

Ramsay Health Care UK reported a 13.9% jump in EBITDAR to £42.3m for the six months ended 31 December 2013 as it continued to...

PHP announces leap in pre-tax profits

Healthcare REIT, Primary Health Properties (PHP) has reported a massive leap in pre-tax profits as its property portfolio swelled by a third.The company posted...

Bupa continues dentistry investment

Bupa announced this month the latest step in the expansion of its dentistry service with the acquisition of Barbican Dental Care for an undisclosed...

Assura benefits from LIFT exit

Primary care property developer and investor Assura Group has been boosted by the sale of its LIFT schemes.In an interim management statement published today,...

Second bidder pulls out running for George Eliot

Independent sector providers are a step closer to taking over the troubled George Eliot hospital in Nuneaton after a second bidder pulled out of...

BUPA joins forces with Blue Cross Shield to create ‘super’ network

Bupa has entered into a strategic global partnership with US-based Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) to create the largest international healthcare provider network.BCBS is...

Serco partners social enterprise to bid for community contracts

Serco has signed a deal with employee-owned social enterprise Bromley Healthcare to bid for new community healthcare contracts.Under the deal, Bromley Healthcare will initially...