BAME dementia to increase seven-fold

The number of people with dementia in minority ethnic groups could increase by seven-fold by 2051, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia has...

Correction – Lighthouse Healthcare

In the May issue of HMn in the company report on Lighthouse Healthcare EBITDAR for the year ending March 2012 was reported as £2.6m...

NHS Commissioning – place of independent provider

The new NHS commissioning system has some way to go to start doing adequately the job it needs to do and the field is...

Bupa to pay commission on individual PMI

Bupa has announced that it plans to return to paying commission to intermediaries on individual health insurance. It says it will spend the next few...

Dental cover yet to recover

While demand for dental cover had appeared the strongest during the economic depression of recent years, the number of subscribers to ‘stand alone’ dental...

Aviva applies open referral for corporates

Aviva, the health insurer, has launched a new private medical insurance product for large employers. GuideWell uses open referral (ie when the GP doesn’t specify...

Accounts Committee criticises locum work

The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the NHS consultant contract because it does not facilitate 24-hour care as it allows consultants to refuse to...

Monitor assesses GP services

Monitor is to examine the commissioning and provision of GP services in England to see if there are barriers preventing patients from securing access...

New service for GP payments to launch

An improved service for calculating payments for GP practices across England has gone live after early adopter testing in four areas.The Calculating Quality Reporting...

PHP buys two more medical centres

Primary Health Properties has also acquired two modern, purpose-built medical centres for £9.01m. The first in Bromley-by-Bow in East London is a modern asset, constructed...