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NHS Trust signs deal with online IAPT provider
Online therapy provider SilverCloud Health has signed a deal with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a range of online mental health services...
Competition Commission clears merger of Optimax and Ultralase
The Competition Commission has cleared the acquisition of Ultralase by its competitor Optimax Clinics, saying it accepted the argument that Ultralase would otherwise have...
Circle expands into China
Circle Partnership, the employee co-owned hospital group, has signed a deal to advise one of China’s biggest multinationals on how to replicate Circle’s unique...
Serco pulls out of £800m procurement process
Serco has withdrawn its bid to become lead provider for Cambridge and Peterborough CCG’s flagship Integrated Older People’s Pathway and Adult Community Services contract.The...
NHSPN and ECCA join forces to forge links with Health and Wellbeing Boards
The NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) has joined forces with the English Community Care Association (ECCA) to help create stronger links between independent sector providers...
King Edward VII plans to expand capacity by a third
King Edward VII Hospital in central London has said it will use a £30m donation from the Michael Uren Foundation to expand its capacity...
St Anthony’s for sale
The Daughter’s of the Cross of Liege confirmed last month that St Anthony’s Hospital, Cheam is up for sale.The sisters explained that they were...
Monitor launches probe into CCg behaviour
Monitor has launched its first investigation into allegations that the purchasing of elective surgery by Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) is disadvantaging an independent provider.
The...
Investors cautious but optimism grows
Investors remain nervous of the UK healthcare market, following issues such as the NHS 111 debacle and Winterbourne View – but that is changing...
Independent hospitals shifting further towards mixed provision
The shift towards mixed provision in the UK’s private and voluntary hospitals sector is maintaining momentum as NHS funded surgical admissions continue to grow...



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